We’ve compiled the best of ELEVATE 2022 Tech Talks, from NEW TECHNOLOGY (and the latest startups), to brass tacks for ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP (for individual contributors and managers alike). #1 — Michelle Yi, Senior Director of Applied AI at RelationalAI, talks about why knowledge is the future of data.

Here’s how some of #IWD2022 speakers successfully addressed the theme “Break the Bias” — you can watch their videos below too. #1 — Camille Tate, Head of Talent at Strava, breaks the bias of traditional tech hiring, challenging recruiting to step outside normal comfort zones and personal referral networks. “Building a diverse team is everybody’s job, specifically, not even recruiter’s jobs — it’s the whole company’s job. …

🎁 In 2021, we hosted 3 virtual Girl Geek Dinners and a virtual conference Elevate celebrating International Women’s Day. Stay tuned for more events (both IRL & virtual) in 2022! As the pace of events dramatically slowed due to the ongoing pandemic, we sought to create new, meaningful opportunities to…

Did you know that climate change is correlated with mental disorders and lowering sperm count? The need to combat climate change is crucial— and transformational. “The world’s first trillionaire will be a green-tech entrepreneur,” predicted Kara Swisher in the New York Times. Yes, that’s trillionaire, with a T. Here are…

Education equity is an important issue for many San Francisco Bay Area residents during the pandemic. Girl Geek X’s new partnership with Oakland Public Education Fund means we have adopted CCPA (a secondary school serving 600+ students grades 6–12 in East Oakland) for the pandemic school year, providing valuable experiences…

The key to resilience with a career in tech is your network, especially for women and introverts. Here are strategies from the Girl Geek X community for maintaining trajectory of jobs, careers, passion projects, and more. #1 — Leverage the buddy system Aerfectionism and learning to move her goal posts at work seems to be a…

Asian Americans are the least likely racial group to be promoted into Silicon Valley’s management and executive levels, even though they are the most likely to be hired into high-tech jobs — reported Harvard Business Review. …

I saw this picture and thought, YES — ok, let’s do this! But I couldn’t find much going on in 2020.. AAPI4BLM campaigns / groups like Letters for Black Lives went quiet years ago, and some are starting back up.

By Angie Chang (Girl Geek X Founder) In 2019, we’ve hosted 27 Girl Geek Dinners — 60% were located in San Francisco and 40% were located in the Silicon Valley. These dinners were attended by over 4,000 women this year, and we are thrilled to continue to host Girl Geek…