Image is of a group of people sitting down at the Community Conversation in Sudbury, Ontario. The audience is holding up green sheets of paper with ideas written on them. Image is of a group of people sitting down at the Community Conversation in Sudbury, Ontario. Image is of Ali and Melanie, the CEO and COO of WiTWorld standing in front of an audience at the Community Conversation in Sudbury, Ontario. By Shahbano Zaman Driving WinTech’s Canada-wide tour made its way to Greater Sudbury where its Community Conversation was held at NORCAT. The panel of trailblazing women sharing their exper ..read more

Image is of the panelists and moderator sitting together and smiling at the Community Conversation in Calgary. Image is of Ali Close, CEO of WiTWorld speaking to the audience in Calgary. There is a slide from a presentation behind her naming sponsors. Image is of several woman working at a table together, writing things down on yellow pieces of paper and chatting at the Community Conversation in Calgary. Image is of the audience looking ahead at the panelists speaking at the Community Conversation in Calgary. The room is full with people sitting at tables. Image is of three of the pieces ..read more

Image is of the Community Conversation in Whitehorse, there are people sitting at round tables, holding up pieces of paper in the air while Melanie Ewan is at the front also holding a piece of paper. By Nancy Baye  It was on one of the last warm sunny days in Whitehorse expects that local techies joined our Community Conversation on September 13 2017. Held at the Coast High Country Inn, the event was generously sponsored by TechYukon and the Engineers Yukon 30 by 30 initiative. Rick Steele, Executive Director of TechYukon, welcomed the crew. He was pleased to describe how the local gover ..read more

Image is of five women sitting at a table talking with each other. They are also writing on pieces of paper and another table of women is right beside them, in doors. There is a white board in the background with writing on it. We help navigate the tech ecosystem in Canada by curating resources to help and support women in tech. This installation focuses on Winnipeg, Manitoba and Regina, Saskatchewan.  Winnipeg Known as the “cultural cradle of Canada,” Winnipeg boasts a full schedule of artistic and cultural events, from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet to James Bond tours (yes, the idea of Bon ..read more

Image is of a group with a close up on their hands, they are holding pens and writing on different coloured pieces of paper on a table that also has a water bottle and cup on it. We help navigate the tech ecosystem in Canada by curating resources to help and support women in tech. This installation focuses on the beautiful far northern cities of Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Fort McMurray Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Approximately 400 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, Yellowknife is the capital and only city of the Northwest Territories. Known as the Aurora capital of North America ..read more

By Amy Khokhar “I have had numerous challenges. You cannot set out to build a vision without challenges. It is how you navigate through them your character while you experience hardships or roadblocks that really counts.” — Stephanie Limage Stephanie Foster Limage wears a lot of hats. She is the CEO and founder of the not-for-profit Give+Share and a third-year Global Development Studies student. She is a creator, global speaker, social and tech entrepreneur, filmmaker, and founder of Limage Media Group. We are grateful we got the chance to catch up with Stephanie for a follow-up on all of her ..read more

By Raman Kang “Be curious and learn to learn. It has always worked for me! I also believe that it’s never too late to learn something new.” — Rekha Rao-Mayya, Sales Leader ISV and Digital Native Businesses (DNB) at Amazon Web Services A really big assumption that people have about the technology industry is that you have to have a tech background to enter the field. That’s absolutely untrue. The tech sector has opportunities to grow at any stage that you can start from anywhere, even in the cloud. Suppose you ask people how they got into tech; you’ll get different answers from everyone - we kn ..read more

By: Aileen Cham Image is of the Community Conversation in Saskatoon. There is a group of people gathered in front of the WiTWorld sign in a conference room, posing for a picture. Community Conversation participants hold up pieces of paper that have their ideas on them. A photo of the Driving WinTech tour booklet on a table, titled “Community Conversation Idea Book.” Community Conversation participants holding up green and white pieces of paper sharing their ideas. “There is a strong emphasis on getting women into STEM roles, but a lack of support once they are there. More needs to be don ..read more

BY AMY KHOKHAR Image is of Christina Florencio, a young woman wearing a lace black top and a pink skirt with curled black hair. She is standing by a window, smiling, in a room with dark wooden walls. On the wall behind her there are four framed photos of roosters. Image courtesy of Christina. “Early in my career, I thought that asking for people’s time or to be introduced to others was ‘inconveniencing’ them. Being bold and asking for help is not inconveniencing anyone, especially if they believe in you. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Take the time to recognize and stay in touch w ..read more

By Raman Kang Stephanie Limage at an IDP Camp in Haiti - Pictured: Four Haitian women smiling, one is holding a baby and Stephanie Limage is on the right with a pink head scarf, sunglasses, and a camera hanging from her neck. Stephanie Limage knows what it's like to go to bed hungry, not to know where you're going to live, to be on a mat on a floor at a shelter, and then have your stuff stolen later. She knows what it’s like to go to the welfare office and have to start over again, “Sadly, there is a shame and stigma surrounding accessing resources to get on your feet, that really does not le ..read more