International Women's Day 2022
Platform Calgary is a non-profit, member based organization. Our mandate is to bring together the resources of Calgary's tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow at every step of their journey, from ideation through to scale.
More about Platform CalgaryIt will take more than one day to #BreakTheBias for women in tech and STEM around the world, but today is a great day to draw attention to some of the exciting things that people who identify as women (and their allies!) are doing.
Did you know 30% of tech companies in Alberta have a female founder or cofounder (above the global average of 20%)?
Looking for a way to celebrate/learn more today? Here are a few places to start:
Events:
- 6 - 7 PM MT | CalgaryUX | International Women’s Day: Break the Bias
- 3:30 PM MT | Scovan International Women’s Day Forum (Shelley Kuipers of The51 is the keynote speaker)
- General Assembly is hosting a free, virtual event series for Women’s History Month
- University of Calgary’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is hosting several events
- Mount Royal University’s resources and events
Good news stories:
- Helcim is donating 20 cents from every merchant transaction to Chic Geek today to help fulfill their mission of getting more women in tech. Read more.
- Since 2020, 19 new woman-founded startups have joined the Start Alberta Tech portal. Meet the founders.
- Momentum’s new AWS re/Start Program in collaboration with Chic Geek and Amazon Web Services is designed to build opportunities for women in tech.
Other Calgary-based, women-focused community resources you should know:
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March 8, 2022
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