Tech Girls Movement Foundation Ltd
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Mission Statement
To champion Australian school girls using hands-on learning to transform their future and encourage equity in the technology industry.
About This Cause
We exist to give girls access to technology and programs to build their skills and confidence. We present real-life female role models - women working in STEM, as mentors and superheroes featured in our Tech Girls Are Superheroes books. We inspire young women to solve important community problems with technology skills and business acumen through our annual online Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero competition. We run hands-on workshops for entrepreneurship, robotics, electronics and more. Our Founder & CEO travels worldwide advocating for diversity and inclusion through public speaking engagements. In the signature program of the Tech Girls Movement Foundation, the Techgirls Competition (previously known as the Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero), girls from 7-17 years of age, in Australia and New Zealand forms a team and enters the competition. They are then matched with a female tech mentor who meets weekly with them for 12 weeks. Teams identify a problem in their local community to solve, then research and document a solution in a business plan, build a working app prototype and pitch it in a public video. We have distributed *80 000 free books, placing one in every primary and secondary school in Australia (9966 schools). Our books present real-life women in STEM as superheroes who change the world. Used as a career resource the books use storytelling and strong powerful avatars to counteract the negative STEM stereotypes are presented in the media. The inspiring stories showcase to all young girls that they can have a successful and rewarding career in STEM. Our hugely successful program has reached many regions of Australia and New Zealand and continues to grow. We launch our campaign on International Women's Day each year.