DETROIT ? There’s another group in metro Detroit representing women who work in tech-related industries ? Girls In Tech Detroit.
The national group has set up a Southeast Michigan chapter that will give women in the technology space more social networking among their peers.
GIT Detroit focuses on collaboration, promotion, growth and success of women in the technology sector in southeast Michigan. One of GIT Detroit?s goals will be to offer a variety of resources and tools for women to supplement and further enhance their professional careers and aspirations in technology.
Other groups in the state representing women in technology include the Michigan Council of Women in Technology and the Ann Arbor Chapter of the Association of Women in Computing.
Plymouth resident Audrey Walker is the managing director of GIT Detroit. Pleasant Ridge resident Nikki Stephan, Troy resident Jenni Murray, White Lake resident Sarah Worsham and Novi resident Trisha Verma join Audrey on the GIT Detroit board. As a front-end developer and digital strategist at Learning A-Z in Ann Arbor, Walker recognized that there were no local organizations that filled the need of reaching out to women in tech.
?There are so many women in southeast Michigan who work in the technology field, and I felt there were a lack of organizations that catered to our demographic,? said Walker. ?That?s why I rallied Nikki, Jenni, Sarah and Trisha and got them on board to help launch Girls in Tech Detroit. Some of our goals as we get this chapter up and running include creating a mentorship program and scholarship, hosting networking events, serving as a support group for women in tech fields and helping to strengthen our local community. We?ll also use the national group as a platform to help get the word out about Detroit and our strong tech and digital community.?
The GIT Detroit team?s first initiative is Laptops for Ladies, a charity laptop drive to support the technology needs of women who are under-served by supplying them with laptops for the holidays. GIT Detroit will give the donated machines to mothers at Lighthouse of Oakland County and girls from the Detroit Public School District via Reality Check Detroit. The goal of Laptops for Ladies is to inspire under-served women to see the value in literacy, art and technology.
There are six drop-off locations throughout metro Detroit. MYTHLOGIC Computers in Ann Arbor, Mich. will clean up the laptops before they are delivered to the receiving organizations.
The Laptop for Ladies charity drive runs now through December 6. Visit the website for more information and the drop-off location addresses.
Those interested in joining GIT Detroit can register on the website. GIT Detroit also has a Facebook group, LinkedIn group and Twitter page.
For more information about GIT Detroit, click on GirlsInTechDet.Com
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