CT: What is your current position? PR: I’m a Product Designer at Pivotal Labs in San Francisco. CT: What are some of the things you do on a typical day? PR: Pivotal Labs is a global software consultancy, and I work with clients to understand their business and product goals. In…

Stacey Ferreira joined ChickTech at the 2017 ACT-W Conference in San Francisco as a featured speaker. There she spoke on global female entrepreneurial contributions and how she personally got started in the tech industry. She is an accomplished author, writing about the importance of acting on your passions and making…

We were fortunate to catch up with experience technical recruiter Donna Rutledge after she participated on a panel discussion at the ACT-W conference in early April. Her advice about how to stand out as a job candidate comes from her extensive background of over 20 years in the business; having…

Laura Geiger, founder of Meredith Consulting LLC, participated in a panel at the recent ACT-W Conference entitled “What Recruiters Look for in Prospective Candidates.” …

There are so many factors that go into mobile UX design: what colors to use, what font to pick, where to put the button, how to catch a users eye, and the list goes on. Women make up half the population, and see things very differently; so, a woman’s perspective…

Anisha is a 10th grade student at Mission San Jose High. She attended our kick-off event last November and we’ve seen her at almost every one of our workshops since. She has shown tremendous enthusiasm for the program and an aptitude for science and tech! …

ChickTech: High School is a free program created to show high school girls that technology can be fun and exciting. — Our Bay Area team created a comprehensive academic year-long program that began last December with a 2-day event for a cohort of 100 high school girls. This event was designed to help girls explore technology, build their confidence, and create a positive association with technology. …

The ChickTech High School Program is a year long series of hands-on and tech related workshops for girls. It’s free. — Our fifth and final ChickTech high school workshop of the year was a smashing success! ChickTech High School girls from all across the Bay joined together one last time for a workshop on Mobile User Experience and Mobile Interface Design. …

The ChickTech High School Program is a year long series of hands-on and tech related workshops for girls. It’s free. — Last April, our students attended an Intro to HTML, CSS, and Javascript workshop hosted by our partner “Holberton School of Software Engineering” and led by Melody, a General Assembly instructor, and her friends. The girls started the day with a front end overview with Melody. She explained the difference between…