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The Role Models
Role Model:
Eva Selamlar
Eva Selamlar-Leuthold is committed to innovation and has headed the Head Financial Innovation Desk at the Swiss Confederation since September. When it comes to promoting women, she started at a young age… Read More
Role Model:
Theresa Pham
Born in Northern Germany and raised in a Vietnamese family, Theresa Pham embarked on a diverse journey across Europe. From Unilever internship to entrepreneur, she shares insights on personal experiences, tech, routines and her role models… Read More
Role Model:
Maja Stamenkovic
Maja holds a Master’s in Computer Science, has a passion for solving problems, and is an IT consultant in Zurich. She advocates for women in tech, promoting bravery and seeking supportive role models… Read More
Role Model:
Ipek Sahiner Schlecht
Ipek studied Computer Engineering at Istanbul University, worked in telecom and is now COO at Profila, a customer data relationship and permission marketing platform … Read More
Role Model:
Carmen Jenny
To Carmen, it is all about circularity, fashion and tech and to bridge more than one gap by growing a network of innovators, fashion experts, thought leaders and consumers… Read More
Role Model: Carolin Maier
Exposure to a future-oriented, solution-focused approach to problem-solving ignited Carolin’s passion for technology, fueled her desire to learn more, and eventually lead her to found her own industrial tech startup together with two like-minded co-founders… Read More
Role Model: Lidia Panio
Lidia grew up surrounded by tech, was 19 years old when she dissected her first banking software and later on decided to devote herself solely to interface design – and she has some great tips to share… Read More
Role Model: Valentina Contini
Fueled by curiosity and set on learning new things every day, Valentina had a very interesting journey into tech. She had to learn early on that there is a difference between great ideas and the actual readiness of some technologies to truly change the world… Read More
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Knowledge
Know-ledge
Impostor Syndrome: Employee Empowerment Strategies
Impostor Syndrome is not an issue that employees should bear the burden of solving on their own. Cultivating a culture that actively prevents Impostor Syndrome is a fundamental part of an employer’s duty to care for their employees’ well-being and ensure their long-term success… Read More
Breaking down Communication Barriers
Diversity and inclusion have become key priorities for many, but one significant obstacle stands in the way: communication barriers. We’ll explain how to break them down… Read More
The Power of Self-Care
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s time to prioritize yourself with our 40 Essential Self-Care Tips You Need to Try… Read More
The Art of Guidance: Coaching vs Mentoring
Coaching and mentoring share the goal of fostering growth. In this article we explain the differences and provide key aspects to choose the right coach or mentor… Read More
Silencing the
Inner Critic
It is that persistent voice whispering, “You’re a fraud,” and casting a shadow over their accomplishments. Read how to break free from your impostor syndrome… Read More
Understanding Impostor Syndrome
Feeling inadequate despite your accomplishments? Understand impostor syndrome its causes, and effects… Read More
10 Career Tips for Women in Male-Dominated Industries
As a woman, advancing your career in a male-dominated industry can bring you face-to-face with (unexpected) barriers and biases. Get 10 great tips to keep your career going despite them… Read More
11 Quick Tips to Be Safe Online
Part of our LGBTQ+ Online Safety series. We have compiled 11 quick tips for you to navigate the Internet safely, whether you are LGBTQ+ or not … Read More
Opinions
A Chat with ChatGPT about Societal Issues
Can you have a casual chat with ChatGPT? WE SHAPE TECH’s Board Member Angela gave it a try and discussed topics like diversity, mental health, underrecognized women and polite language… Read More
Finding What Makes You Happy – A Personal Account
Read the very personal account of Natalie, working mom of two that decided to add a masters degree to her workload that ultimately will enable her to follow the career that makes her happy… Read More
The Butterfly Metaphor
How does successful change happen? Is it with a strong push from outside? We think not. And what’s a butterfly got to do with it?… Read More
Commemorating Famous Women
So far, numerous streets are dedicated to famous men, not many to women. But this is about to change. And of course we looked into Women in Tech that deserve “their own street”… Read More
Diversity –
A Shout-out to Our Community
It’s time for your voice to be heard, dear fellow shapers and shakers: share some insights with us and tell us what diversity means to you!… Read More
Zwischen Lieben und Hassen – ein Techstudium in Südafrika
Im Rahmen meines Masterstudiums bei der FHNW in Olten habe ich die Möglichkeit ein “Semester abroad” zu studieren… Read More
Voicing Ambassador: Beat Seeliger
Beat strongly believes that products developed by diverse teams are superior and that the equality gap in our community must be narrowed… Read More
Frauen in Vietnam – ein persönlicher Eindruck
Als Tourist lässt man sich sehr einfach über vieles hinweg täuschen, aber in der tagtäglichen Praxis sind die Rechte der Frauen leider nicht viel wert… Read More
News
New Advisory Board Member at WE SHAPE TECH
Petra Ehmann, Board Member of We Shape Tech, moves into Advisory Board of WST … Read More
WST Collaborates to Bring Women Back to Work
WST is thrilled to announce its collaboration with Salesforce’s program “Bring Women Back to Work”, aimed at up- and re-skilling women after maternity leave and to augment their chances to get a part-time job in tech… Read More
I Do! Marriage for All
If there has ever been an important vote underlining equality and diversity, this is it! Learn why you should vote on 26 September 2021 and ask yourself: Who are we to decide who gets to marry?… Read More
Time’s up for the Equal Pay Analysis
“By July 2020: Ensure equal pay within the company.” At the end of June 2021 time’s up for companies to do an internal analysis of how equal the pay between genders really is. Buckle up, this is going to be interesting… … Read More
From Our Events
A Sizzling Summer Get-Together
Under the evening sun at Sphères in Zurich West, a relaxed get-together brought together over 40 individuals, eager to form meaningful connections and celebrate diversity… Read More
Fireside Chat with Janina Kugel
Janina Kugel – exceptional leader who leads with passion, courage and optimism – left us with great insights, food for thought and even more positive feelings of hope and happiness… Read More
Role Model Event December 2021
It is proven that seeing female role models heavily impacts career decisions of other women. That is why we host our “Role Models Events” with women who made it to the top and shared their stories. One thing we may say: all of them are successful in their field and all of their careers look different… Read More
#WeTechTogether Conference and Workshop on Visualizing Data with Splunk
At the Beginning of October WE SHAPE TECH was part of the #WeTechTogether Conference! We experienced a day full of inspiring keynotes, panels, knowledge sessions, networking and workshops… Read More
Lunch & Learn Take Aways: Corona Tracing Apps
Before our summer break, we had the great pleasure to hear insights about the Corona Tracing app from Ivette Djonova, project manager at Economiesuisse responsible for consumer politics and data privacy topics… Read More
Lunch & Learn on Blockchain with Fabian Portmann
Our first digital edition of our new Lunch & Learn series kicked off with a webinar about Farmer Connect… Read More
Opening Doors with Curiosity and Code
We Shape Tech and Master 21.Academy opened the doors in the second week of October 2019 for their fourth annual “Keep calm and learn how to code during CodeWeekEU” evening… Read More
The Lifecycle of Innovation
Today we had the great pleasure to host our community event “The Lifecycle of Innovation” in the premises of the startup Avrios… Read More
Inspiration
Inspire
Tips, Tricks & Hacks
Betting on the Future of AI
Sarah Guo, founder of VC firm Conviction, joins Big Technology to talk about generative AI, where the opportunity for new investment lies, and whether the fears surrounding AI are grounded in reality… Read More
The Future of Digital Trust
This episode explores some new concepts in digital trust, such as decentralized identity, privacy protection and identity ownership… Read More
Coding Is an Art
GirlsCodeToo is a non-profit organisation, who supports and encourages girls to explore a career in tech, by introducing them to software tools, different coding languages and more… Read More
Prioritising Parenthood as a Working Dad
A community of dads has an open and honest discussions about the duties and delights of parenthood… Read More
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