Women in Tech Gothenburg

About Us

Women in tech Gothenburg began with the idea of creating a community, with the intention of connecting like-minded individuals, who believe in empowering women in the tech industry. By women we welcome anyone who identifies with being a woman in tech. We realize that there are many other things holding people back in tech apart from gender, but we believe in starting somewhere to bring about change in an industry that very much needs to open up. The future is tech and we want it to include everyone, regardless of who you are.

To stay in touch we run both a page and a group. The page is open for anyone to follow and contribute to, while the group is reserved for all of us who identify as women interested in tech. If you feel like you match this description you are more than welcome to join here.

Here's how we plan on doing that:

Getting together

We chose the name Women in Gothenburg because we wanted to start where we are, whilst aligning our local efforts with the larger, globally acknowledged initiative. The first thing we want every woman in tech to know is that you are not alone. Through networking we hope to inspire each other and have fun. Making sure women in tech know each other also has a great side effect: the next time we are looking for team members, speakers, investors, advisors or trusted friends we will hopefully have a more diverse pool to draw from.

Raising awareness

Boring as it may sound, raising awareness is important. The mere act of initating a movement of this kind inspires questions such as why there would be a need for it in the first place. Why should there be a women in tech when there is no men in tech? We love these questions. Not because they aren't triggering and often asked with the intention of provoking in the first place, but because they might make people think about what the tech scene looks like. We wan't to start noticing who's missing and do something about it.

Acquiring new skills and capabilities

Often, it might feel less intimidating to learn new skills or improve your capabilities in a women-only environment. From pitching to coding to public speaking to bringing that great idea of yours into life, we want to create a safe space for it.

What should we be doing?

Tell us! We would love to hear from you and have you on our team - no idea is stupid or wrong. The platform is what we make it. So write us on Facebook or send us an e-mail at hello@witgbg.se