Women in Tech North East CIC promotes the participation and representation of women and non-binary people in the tech sector in the North East.
Our vision is to provide a friendly and welcoming community for people who are studying, working, or interested in digital and tech.
We provide digital and physical spaces for women and non-binary people to meet, make connections, build relationships, find support, and be inspired by one another.
Lack of diversity in the tech sector results in relatively few role models who speak to the diversity of people we so desperately need in tech. Women in Tech North East seeks to make visible a more diverse group of inspirational people in tech across our region.
Our online community has grown rapidly, with over 1500 members, and we organise quarterly in-person free events in collaboration with industry partners.
Our members include women and non-binary people from the private, public and third sector, including freelancers, micro-businesses, SMEs and large corporates. We have members who are interested in data, development, design, cloud and cyber-security. Our members include students, career-changers, junior and mid-level rising stars, and C-suite leaders.
We do not judge our success by numbers alone. We want to reach women and non-binary people from all backgrounds and life circumstances. We want to provide a supportive environment in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves. We work hard to design inclusive events, removing the ‘intimidation factor’ of networking.
