WHO WE ARE
Women Of MENA In Technology is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization established in Silicon Valley in 2015 with a mission to close the diversity and gender gap in STEM by connecting, mentoring, educating and elevating Middle Eastern and North African women in STEM globally.
We have over 35,000 community members, 90% of whom identify as technical and self-reported as engineers, data scientists, researchers, founder, intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs, innovators and investors. Join us to elevate, support, and catalyse diverse Women in STEM. Your Community. Your Legacy.
Vision: To be the destination for Middle Eastern and North African Women in Tech, where they can learn, inspire, connect, and thrive as a global community
Mission: To empower Middle Eastern and North African women and girls around the world to strive in the fields of technology, STEM, innovation, and entrepreneurship despite the conventional beliefs, societal pressures, or inequality challenges.
EVENTS
Women of MENA in Tech holds many events throughout the year, currently in 17 cities around the world. Your city might be next :
WE ARE GLOBAL
Women Of MENA In Technology has expanded with the support of many women and men in the Tech community around the globe. Let us know if you'd like to be an ambassador and join the movement.
DATA OF SUCCESS AND IMPACT BY
WOMEN OF MENA IN TECHNOLOGY
Niki Bayat - co-founder at AesculaTech, Inc. The company is developing a platform of thermally responsive materials for sustainable, localized drug delivery.
Sadaf Amouzegar - software engineer and data scientist at a number of institutions such as Qualcomm, Smartrac, and SpaceX.
Melinda Hakim - Founder and CEO of a popular digital platform, DoctorCPR.com, which uses artificial intelligence algorithms to match physicians all over the country with their dream jobs.
Shamin Rostami Walsh - with over 10+ years as an active angel investor who gained experience in the consumer space through her early investments in companies such as Sweetgreen, Outdoor Voices, and Sir Kensington’s.
IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU
It is now more important than ever for women and people of color to be given access to opportunities to showcase their talent and entrepreneurial spirit. MENA women across the world are starting successful companies and creating innovative technologies that are quite literally changing the Tech industry—challenging negative stereotypes about their community and bringing their own seat to the table.”
EVENTS
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