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The Role Models
Role Model: Lisa Falco
Book author and AI & Data Consultant Lisa has worked 15+ years in different startups in the MedTech sector, mainly in roles related to data science and AI. She shares why becoming an engineer despite not being a “techie” is a good thing… Read More
Role Model: Mira Wolf-Bauwens
Driven by the ability to discover something new every day and to have an impact, Mira strongly believes that quantum computing is shifting the paradigm of computing altogether, enabling us to address problems that we cannot explore with classical computers… Read More
Role Models: Liliane Ableitner & Anselma Wörner
Anselma and Liliane co-founded the climate tech startup Exnaton. They talk about their geeky tendency, building impactful technology and about decisive factors that were crucial for their careers… Read More
Role Model: Vanessa Gentile
With roots across the world and ending up in tech by coincidence, Vanessa not only made it to a high position at a large company, but also created the programme Bring Women Back to Work. Read the interesting journey of this remarkable role model and get some invaluable tips … Read More
Role Model: Caroline Matteucci
Since Caroline was 8 years old, she wanted to change the world. After her work path took her into policing, the health sector, counseling and coaching, she today helps people to learn about non-verbal communication… Read More
Role Model: Stephanie Sievers
Stephanie shares her story to encourage young talent to lead with their passions, to dare to make bold moves, to take risks and try out things. And what an interesting story it is!… Read More
Role Model: Christiane Demgenski
Christiane is CPO at Awina AG, a financing solution for daycare spots offering families more freedom, more planning ability and thus to more compatibility of work and family. Read how Christiane found her way from banking to paving a path to diversity… Read More
Role Model: Katja Dörlemann
Katja bridges the knowledge gap in cybersecurity between tech speak and the users on a daily basis. She talks about the challenges she faces as an awareness specialist in cybersecurity and how she found her way into this upcoming field that requires an unusual mix of skills… Read More
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Knowledge
Know-ledge
Diversity Advent Calendar 2022
We proudly present our Diversity Advent Calendar 2022 with awesome tips around diversity and inclusion. Get ready to add an equality spirit to the holidays and celebrate everyone’s uniqueness… Read More
Self-Leadership: When Self-Organization Overwhelms
1/3 articles on Self-Leadership by Julia Borger. This first of a three parts article lays the groundwork to understand overwhelm, how it is defined and what the challenges in self-organization are… Read More
Take Aways #wetechtogether Workshop 2022
This year’s WE SHAPE TECH & AWK Group workshop at #wetechtogether was all about personal growth… 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
Take Aways Understanding and Addressing Implicit Bias
Examining the mechanisms of visual illusions in computer graphics, Arzu Cöltekin gave insights into cognitive priors, and the infamous unconscious bias… Read More
Is Your Diversity Program Failing?
Women and minorities have not gained much ground in management over the past 20 years. If your diversity program is failing, too, you might like these insights to turn it around… Read More
Yoga for Techies
21 June is International Yoga Day. A great occasion for some expert tips against the hunchback-tech-neck-syndrome ailing techies. Tanja Lenger Mascarenhas has taken time out of her chill but busy day to write a guest blog that will help you feel better while coding… Read More
Take Aways Unlock the Potential of Diversity
Diverse teams outperform more traditional teams on many levels. But for a diverse team to benefit from its richness, it must first overcome some challenges – and it must do so as a team… Read More
Opinions
News
Role Model Event – Pressemitteilung
Pressemitteilung zum Role Model Event von We Shape Tech. … Read More
May we introduce you to our We Shape Tech Léman chapter?
A few weeks ago we had the great pleasure of opening a new We Shape Tech chapter in Geneva that is going to be co-lead by Laetitia Bochud and Fabiana Mariano Green… Read More
One for All –
All for One
Our board member Marike Carsten who supported us for more than 1.5 years is leaving by the end of this year – not without a short recap of her time at WST… Read More
Shaping Our Digital Futures – WE SHAPE TECH launches in Basel
WST Basel was founded by three women who all have a personal connection to Basel and are related to tech and innovation in different ways… Read More
From Our Events
Fireside Chat with Harvard Professor and Credit Suisse Board Member on “Gender Equality by Design”
Two weeks ago, the NEO network and we shape tech hosted their first event together! They filled over 430 seats in the largest auditorium at ETH Zurich… Read More
Review «Learn to code with Master21 & WE SHAPE TECH Zurich during EU Code Week», 18.10.17
I think back to my first coding seminar years ago and wonder if my basic knowledge will hold up or if it has been outrun by the pace of technology… Read More
Lebenswege: ein Abend mit Barbara Marti & Susanne Ruoff
Studium oder Lehre? Und wenn ja, welches oder welche? Im Heimatort bleiben oder in die Ferne ziehen? Kinder? Weltreise oder Beförderung? … Read More
When research and personal experience go for a walk with confidence
79 eager participants showed up to find out more about confidence: to see it demystified, know how to built and leverage it… Read More
Cracking the Confidence Gap – where confidence wears more than one skirt.
We Shape Tech hosted an event aimed at cracking the Confidence Gap. Over 79 participants joined together to tackle the challenging topic… Read More
STARTSummit and Fireside Chat with Anson Chan
WST presented at the STARTSummit and hosted a breakfast fireside chat the honorable Ms. Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong… Read More
Four Women, Four Paths – Today’s Role Models
Vier Frauen, deren Wege so unterschiedlich verlaufen sind wie Tag und Nacht und doch Erfolg gemeinsam haben… Read More
WE SHAPE TECH
Networking Circles
Over forty women gathered at Impact Hub Zürich for the first ever Networking Circles Event of We Shape Tech… Read More
Inspiration
Inspire
Tips, Tricks & Hacks
An Ethical Hacker
Meet Elcin, ethical hacker and one of the few women working and leading in cyber security. Listen to her take on the future of cyber security and how the threat landscape is changing in this episode of Techface’s podcast series… Read More
Algorithmic Nudging
The goal of so-called “algorithmic nudging” is to trigger positive behavioral changes without coercion, but with the help of algorithms. But where is the line between motivation and manipulation?… Read More
Building the Metaverse & the Future of the Internet
Years before the buzz around the metaverse, Philip Rosedale experimented with the same ideas in the virtual world of “Second Life”. He shares his vision for a metaverse where data privacy is more important than advertising, and our online and offline lives intersect in a healthier way… Read More
Finding Inner Safety
When we work hard, sometimes we put our mental health on the backburner. Dr Dr Nerina Ramlakhan talks about how we can balance our goals with a peaceful lifestyle… Read More
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Books we Recommend
Delusions of Gender
Build for Tomorrow
Simple Truths of Leadership
Atomic Habits
Leaders Eat Last
