ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 25. Women in Technology and Science Ireland (WITS)

Women in Technology and Science Ireland (WITS) Location: Ireland Women in Technology and Science Ireland (WITS) advocates for gender equality in science and technology by holding events and influencing policy. It was founded in 1990 by Mary Mulvihill, and they hold a lecture in her name every year. They have been responsible for arranging plaques […]

ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 24. Coding Black Females

Coding Black Females Location: United Kingdom Coding Black Females is a non-profit founded in 2017 that provides networking and development to Black female developers in a supportive community. They hold meetups and offer discounts and other opportunities to their members, and also run a jobs board. This year, they launched an initiative with Nivo Enterprise […]

ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 22. Bilim Kadınları

Bilim Kadınları Location: Turkey Bilim Kadınları started with a single tweet asking for more information about Turkish women of science. A group was formed and they aim to increase the visibility of Turkish female scientists through interviews and articles on their Medium blog. They also manage an active list of Turkish women in STEM, and […]

ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 21. Nők a Tudományban Egyesület (NaTE)

Nők a Tudományban Egyesület (NaTE) Location: Hungary NaTE is the Association of Hungarian Women in Science, founded in 2011, who work to promote technology to girls by running events and training programmes. They sponsor Girls’ Day, a national day of STEM aimed at girls that has had over 10,000 participants, and interest from 100 organisations. […]