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Q2 2025 Event Preview Spring 2025 brings WomenHack events to cities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Whether you’re actively job searching or simply exploring what’s out there, our Q2 calendar offers opportunities to connect with leading employers committed to building diverse technology teams. North America Major US Cities: Events in San Francisco, New York,…

High-Growth Sectors Seeking Diverse Talent As technology reshapes every industry, certain sectors are growing faster than others—and facing particularly acute needs for diverse talent. Artificial intelligence, climate technology, and healthcare tech represent massive opportunities for women in technology, with demand far outstripping current supply of diverse candidates. Artificial Intelligence: Building the Future Responsibly AI is…

What to Expect from WomenHack in 2025 As we enter 2025, WomenHack stands at an exciting inflection point. Nearly a decade of growth has built a global community of over 40,000 members, partnerships with hundreds of leading companies, and presence in 130+ cities across 45+ countries. This year, we’re building on that foundation with ambitious…

A Year of Global Reach and Industry Leadership 2024 marked WomenHack’s most geographically diverse year, with events spanning every major tech hub and expanding into emerging markets. From Sydney to Detroit, Munich to Zurich, companies partnered with us to build more inclusive technology teams while candidates discovered career opportunities they might never have found through…

When Intertech, one of the Twin Cities’ leading software development consulting firms, decided to host a WomenHack event at their Eagan headquarters, they joined a growing movement of companies taking concrete action on diversity. The Event On November 30, 2017, Intertech welcomed area employers and women IT professionals to their office at 1575 Thomas Center…

What started as one experimental event in Silicon Valley has grown into a global movement. WomenHack now operates in over 125 cities, has organized 750+ diversity recruiting events, and built a community of 40,000+ members. Here’s how it happened—and why it matters for employers. The Origin Story Founded in 2016 in the heart of Silicon…

When Clarus Commerce participated in a WomenHack event, they weren’t just filling open positions—they were reshaping how they think about IT talent acquisition. The results speak for themselves. A New Approach to IT Recruiting Clarus Commerce, a leader in premium loyalty programs that connect retailers to their best customers, recognized that traditional recruiting channels weren’t…

Understanding the current state of women in technology is essential for employers committed to building diverse teams. Here’s what the 2024 data reveals—and what it means for your hiring strategy. The Representation Gap Women remain significantly underrepresented in technology roles: Women constitute 27% of all tech occupations in the United States (CompTIA 2024) At companies…

When VidMob Software Engineer Dorcas Ujiji co-hosted a WomenHack conference in Hartford, Connecticut, she witnessed firsthand the power of community in tech careers. Her story—and the stories of the women she met—illustrates why events like WomenHack matter. From Sponsor to Host VidMob, a creative technology company, sponsored the WomenHack Hartford event as part of their…