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Women's High Tech @WomensHighTech
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Women's High Tech@WomensHighTech
6 Oct 2022
Thank you to our amazing speakers and guests that were able to attend our event yesterday, Making Moves: Perspectives on Career Pivots and Transitions from Leading Women in Technology Policy! Subscribe here to stay up to date on WHTC and upcoming events: womenshightech.org/join-us/
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Three of our board members were named as 2023's top lobbyists by @thehill! Congrats to @FoxMiss, @bellegarza and @1KristinaWilcox. Check out the full list here: thehill.com/homenews/4340803…

The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2023  

In January, Capitol Hill opened its doors to lobbyists once again after pandemic restrictions were lifted. That means corporate lobbyists, hired guns, association leaders and grassroots activists&n…

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Amid financial and geopolitical uncertainty, #tech workers are now more likely to consider defense work than they were a year ago, especially in #AI and #CloudComputing. Read more from @MorningConsult: bit.ly/3JD4icG
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Report shows nearly 62% of companies eye greater employment of women in #stem positions. bit.ly/3yQdrt9

Nearly 62% of employers to hire more women in STEM this year: Report

Around 62% of companies plan to hire more women in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in FY24 than they did in FY23, with 38%...

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Meet four women using #apps & #games to drive culture and create change: the teams at Rebel Girls (@rebelgirlsbook), Dinosaur Polo Club (@dinopoloclub) & Wisdom (@joinWISDOM) share how their experiences shaped the vision on the @AppStore: apple.co/3Zh5Grf

Meet four women using apps and games to drive culture and create change

The women of Rebel Girls, Dinosaur Polo Club, and Wisdom share how their experiences shaped the vision for their apps and games on the App Store.

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Designing careers: A women’s #tech group partners with UTD (@UT_Dallas) to teach #architecture to girls. Two dozen girls and young women meet at Richardson’s #Innovation Quarters with the goal of building life-size playhouses. bit.ly/3TygH5Z
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.@UN's Youth Delegates Demand Greater #Inclusion in Discussions about #Digital Policies, #Innovation, Protocols, as Commission on Status of #Women Continues Session. Learn more: bit.ly/40iHmpC
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Weighing the Risks of #AI Tools, From Demographic Bias to #Privacy Violations. Read more from @MarketScale: bit.ly/3ysqRLE
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Professor of #aviation, @UNOmaha's Aviation Institute, Becky Lutte, Ph.D (@rlutte) spoke to Congressional Committee on strengthening the Aviation Workforce & how women in the aviation field can be the industry’s best bet for expanding talent pipeline. bit.ly/3LB1YW0
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The halls of a D.C. conference center were packed for the 19th annual @stateofthenet conference last week, with standing-room only sessions on #content moderation, #AI, and #telecommunications policy. Read more from @techpolicypress: bit.ly/402hPBq
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Three Steps to Modernize #Government’s #CustomerExperience. Read more from @govtechnews: bit.ly/3FC6M9R

Three Steps to Modernize Government’s Customer Experience

Many government agencies have been slow to invest in experience the way the private sector has — but modern technology, including artificial intelligence, is opening up new avenues to reduce friction.

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U.S. #solar installations dropped slightly last year, however, the future is still bright for #renewables. Read more from @Reuters: reut.rs/3Z015cD

U.S. solar installations fell 16% in 2022, but market rebounding -report

New solar installations in the U.S. dropped 16% to 20.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2022 from the prior year, largely because a ban on some Chinese goods limited the availability of panels, according to a...

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.@thehill shares the 5 #platforms you should change your #password on: bit.ly/3ywxblm
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.@OpenAI to enable more customizations for enterprise and individual #users. reut.rs/424UhwZ
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For International Womens Day 2023, @WorldBank's Hana Brixi & Haishan Fu (@FuHaishan) share three important facts (and charts) from the World Bank's #Gender #Data Portal. bit.ly/3JwzU4H
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Micro-#Internships Give Women a Foot in the Tech Industry Door: @BrkThroughTech's Sprinternships offer women and minority groups short-term opportunities for professional experience in #tech. bit.ly/3JyMbWt

How micro-internships prepare women for tech careers

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.@Aashishkasad & @EYnews share how organizations can accelerate participation of women in #STEM roles. Read more: go.ey.com/423hG1W

How organizations can accelerate participation of women in STEM roles

EY highlights how strategic intake, work culture and mentorship programs can improve gender balance and help women take advantage of high-growth sectors.

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Her future is #digital: the @WorldBank is prioritizing three key accelerators for women’s digital #inclusion: #online safety, inclusive digital public #infrastructure, and digital skills. bit.ly/3kXLYCM

Her future is digital

The World Bank is prioritizing three key accelerators for women’s digital inclusion. Check them out in this blog.

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#EV Expansion Means Growth for #Battery Industry, Too: several companies are announcing new operations related to #electric car battery #recycling and #manufacturing, taking a lead in a nascent industry for the U.S. bit.ly/3mNxN3K

EV Expansion Means Growth for Battery Industry, Too

Several companies are announcing new operations related to electric car battery recycling and manufacturing, taking a lead in a nascent industry for the U.S.

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The Biden administration’s #FY2024 budget request would, in part, boost #federal spending to address “the ongoing #cyber threat” and “modernize services” across #government. Read more from @Nextgov: bit.ly/3T7nVxG
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.@USChamber commission says #AI regulation should be ‘top priority’ for Congress: bit.ly/3ZCgaSF
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