The Master List: Gender-Focused Hackathons in 2020

Looking to plan your next year around empowering spaces and inclusivity-focused events? Never fear, we’ve created a comprehensive guide of 2020 hackathons around the nation that share our mission to support women and gender-marginalized groups in tech.

“If the goal is partnership between women and men, why do I put so much emphasis on women’s empowerment and women’s groups? My answer is that we draw strength from each other, and we often have to convince ourselves that we deserve an equal partnership before we get one… This is why women have to lift each other up — not to replace men at the top of the hierarchy, but to become equal partners with men in ending hierarchy.” — Melinda Gates

1. TechTogether New York 2019

Queens College, NY. October 25–27 2019.

NYC’s Newest Hackathon for Women, Trans, and Non-binary Individuals

2. TechTogether Boston 2020

Agganis Arena, Boston, MA. January 31-February 2, 2020.

Boston Hackathon for Gender-Marginalized Communities

3. AthenaHacks

University of Southern California, CA. March 7–8, 2020.

Southern California’s Premiere All-Female Hackathon

4. Pixel Hacks

Bay Area, CA. January 25–26, 2020.

The Bay Area’s All-Female High School Hackathon

5. Spectra Hackathon

Bay Area, CA. July 20, 2019.

West Coast Hackathon for Women in Tech

6. SisterHacks

Seven Sisters Colleges, Philadelphia, PA. February 22–23, 2020.

Hackathon for the Seven Sisters Colleges

7. Superposition

Northern CA. Spring 2020.

All Female-Identifying Hackathon for High School and College Students

8. WHACK

Wellesley College, MA. November 2–3, 2019.

Wellesley College’s Hackathon for Women in Tech

9. Technica

University of Maryland. November 9–10, 2019.

Maryland Hackathon for Women and Non-binary Individuals

10. HackHer413

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. February 8–9, 2020.

Western Massachusetts Hackathon for Women and Non-binary Students