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Welcome to our blog where we share valuable know-how from events, insights from role models and much more!
The Role Models
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
Role Model: Nadine Friedel
Nadine Friedel dreamed of traveling into space as a child. Today, she calls herself a “cosmonaut” and is fascinated by how AI can be used for sustainibility … Read More
Role Model: Ritah Nyakato
Ritah Nyakato has gone quite a long way – and we’re not talking about her move from Uganda to Switzerland. She shared her story with us and why she thinks that one does not have to be a software developer to be in tech… Read More
Role Model: Veronique Larcher
Shortly after her engineering studies in France, Veronique was appointed to California, where the planned 3 months turned into 12 years. She worked part-time as an engineer, founded a non-profit for events, and then the opportunity of building an innovation outpost arose; the beginning of a lasting business relationship with Sennheiser… Read More
Role Model: Julinda Gllavata
Julinda talks about starting her technical path leading up to her actual position as Head Data Science in a “not that male-dominated” country, her experiences abroad and how to overcome the occasional “culture shock” along the way… Read More
Role Model:
Aleksandra Laska
From the trading floors to co-founding a mobile payments platform to building an enterprise division to being a VC and an angel investor. There’s a lot to be learned from this month’s Role Model’s exciting journey… Read More
Role Model:
Nicole Streuli-Fürst
Maybe it was her childhood that inspired her to study environmental sciences. In any case, this month’s role model is on a mission to drive positive change via the power of data… Read More
Role Model:
Séverine Chardonnens
Séverine Chardonnens, Co-Founder & CCO at IDUN Technologies AG, talks about confidence, the power of brain data and roadblocks you face while upscaling technology… Read More
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Knowledge
Know-ledge
Take Aways How to Bring Women Back to Work
To get more women at the top, you have to bring them (back) to work in the first place. Athena Blatsioti talked to us about how to successfully bring women back to (paid) work after a leave of absence… Read More
IWD2022 – Know the Bias to #BreakTheBias
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day 2022 with the motto #BreakTheBias, but to be able to break the bias, you first need to know about the bias… Read More
Getting Ready for International Women’s Day 2022
We have prepared some resources for you to get ready for this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022 and they can be used throughout the whole year to #BreakTheBias… Read More
A Kinder Approach to Personal Goals
Now we’re exploring pitfalls we often encounter when forming new habits, proven ways to overcome them and what to do when we get off track… Read More
Diversifying Valentine’s Day
There’s no other celebration dedicated as much to love as Valentine’s Day. What better opportunity to spread the love or rather diversity and inclusion? We put some thought in how to diversify this otherwise chocolate and flower driven iconic day of love… Read More
February: The Death of Resolutions
February: the month when according to research, 80% of new year’s resolutions are abandoned. While most of us have experienced the disappointment of deserted resolutions, we continue participating in the ritual… Read More
Trends in Data Privacy
28 January marks the Day of Data Privacy. Laws and regulations already grant personal data owners a bit more power over their own data by allowing them to request deletion, restriction or update of and insight into their data. So that’s one step that’s gonna take us… where exactly?… Read More
Take Aways Drones to the Rescue
Drones offer a new level of insights for disaster response and their prevention. Stephanie Lambert, founding employee and Global Sales Operations at the drone company Wingtra, shared her insights about drones making a difference… 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
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
Diversität für den erfolgreichen digitalen Wandel
Hyper-Konnektion, intuitive Apps, Alles-in-der-Cloud und die unzähligen lebens-bereichernden Gadgets sind Teil unserer digitalen Gegenwart… Read More
Inspiration
Inspire
Tips, Tricks & Hacks
How Quantum Computing Will Change Everything
Chad Rigetti, founder and CEO of Rigetti Computing, speaks to host Azeem Azhar about just how revolutionary quantum computing will be… Read More
We Belong Here
Caitlyn talks about tools and information she wishes she had when she was career changing into tech… Read More
Tech Predictions for 2022
The BBC tech team on what we’ll all be talking about over the next 12 months. … Read More
The Boss Files: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
“The internet could use a lot more women.” says YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, mother of 5, kicking ass as a leader every day. Host Poppy Harlow got to chat with Susan during this episode.… Read More
Being a Trans Woman in Tech
Veronica shares her insights, experiences, and advice on navigating the tech workplace, both for other trans people and for allies in a happy hour discussion with hosts Mel & Marissa… Read More
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Books we Recommend
Machiavelli for Women
Gamestorming
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
A Wild and Precious Life
Diversity in Gaming
