WHO WE ARE
Women Of MENA In Technology is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization established in Silicon Valley in 2015 with a mission to close the diversity and gender gap in STEM by connecting, mentoring, educating and elevating Middle Eastern and North African women in STEM globally.
We have over 100,000 community members, 90% of whom identify as technical and self-reported as engineers, data scientists, researchers, founder, intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs, innovators and investors. Join us to elevate, support, and catalyze diverse Women in STEM. Your Community. Your Legacy.
Vision: To be the destination for Middle Eastern and North African Women in Tech, where they can learn, inspire, connect, and thrive as a global community
Mission: To empower Middle Eastern women and girls around the world to strive in the fields of technology, STEM, innovation, and entrepreneurship despite the conventional beliefs, societal pressures, or inequality challenges.
EVENTS
Women of MENA In Technology holds many events throughout the year, currently in 17 cities around the world. Your city might be next :
WE ARE GLOBAL
Women Of MENA In Technology has expanded with the support of many women and men in the Tech community around the globe. Let us know if you'd like to be an ambassador and join the movement.
WOMEN OF MENA IN TECHNOLOGY IMPACT
Messages from our community
IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU
It is now more important than ever for women and people of color to be given access to opportunities to showcase their talent and entrepreneurial spirit. MENA women across the world are starting successful companies and creating innovative technologies that are quite literally changing the Tech industry—challenging negative stereotypes about their community and bringing their own seat to the table.”
EVENTS
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The pandemic has ravaged industries, causing unemployment numbers to reach record highs. While everyone has experienced the challenges brought on by Covid-19, women and people of color have been hit harder both economically and socially. A year later, 2.4 million women left the workforce with little prospect of returning.
Women made up less than 25% of the tech workforce, and women of color just 18%, prior to the pandemic. Considering the low numbers of women working in the tech industry, the loss of women in the workforce along with the "Great Resignation" is concerning.