Michigan Council Of Women In Technology Foundation

K-12 school programs:k-12 programs are designed to capture the interest of girls entering their formative early years. These served approximately 965 girls across michigan in 2024. Among these programs are virtual summer learning program (week-long online summer technology camp); get-it clubs (weekly technology clubs to build skills and confidence); girls solve it (a problem solving team competition in which girls program robots through several increasingly complex missions); a website design competition, challenging girls to create real websites using the coding skills they have developed; financial support of all-female robotics teams entering competitions; and girls rock it, one-day workshops that enable girl scouts to explore technology while earning badges.mcwt high school programs build on the interest of girls with programs to advance their interest and skill. Among these programs are the get-it connection summit (a single day event to expose them to tech career and study options, in conjunction with the university of michigan); get-it clubs (weekly technology clubs to build skills and increase confidence); financial support of all female robotics teams entering competitions; virtual summer learning program (week-long online summer camp program); and a website design competition, challenging girls to create real websites using the coding skills they have developed. These programs served approximately 3,500 girls across michigan in 2024.

Careers and leadership:provides professional development, mentoring and networking opportunities to women in tech careers through various programs such as our executive connection summit (ecs), connectnet sessions, lunch and learn sessions, and mentoring programs where women in their early or mid careers are matched with more senior tech leaders. These career programs impacted over 2,000 people in 2024