Chicktech

CHICKTECHS MISSION IS TO RETAIN WOMEN IN THE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND GIRLS PURSUING TECHNOLOGY-BASED CAREERS.

OUR SECOND MAIN PROGRAM IS ADVANCING THE CAREERS OF TECHNICAL WOMEN (ACT-W)FOCUSED ON INCREASING WOMEN ENTERING TECHNOLOGY CAREERS THROUGH NON-TRADITIONAL PATHWAYS AND INCREASING RETENTION OF WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY. ACT-W PROGRAMS STRIVE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FOR WOMEN, AND CONNECTIONS TO HIRING COMPANIES. WE RAN 32 VIRTUAL EVENTS FOR ADULTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING A NATIONAL ACT-W CONFERENCE, ACT-W+ WEBINARS INCLUDING LOCAL CHAPTER ACT-W: CONNECT EVENTS, SERVING 729 ADULTS ACROSS 3 CHAPTERS AND 28 STATES THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. DUE TO COVID, ALL ACT-W PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN VIRTUAL, LEADING TO INCREASED SUPPORT TO PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT IN-PERSON PROGRAM CHAPTERS. ACT-W+, OUR NEWEST PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2020, HAS INCREASED MEMBERSHIPS TO 167 ADULTS AND INCLUDES A TRAINING LIBRARY DATABASE OF OVER 150 ON-DEMAND WORKSHOPS. THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE BUILT AN ONLINE COMMUNITY CHANNEL TO INCREASE CONNECTIONS TO MENTORS AND CAREER ADVICE BY OTHER MEMBERS, AND CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES TO HIRING COMPANIES FOCUSED ON INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE CULTURES. ALL ACT-W PROGRAMS FOLLOW FOUR MAIN TRACKS: LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE.V

OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS SERVED 272 UNIQUE GIRLS. CHICKTECH: HIGH SCHOOL RAN ALL VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THROUGH A NATIONAL PLANNING TEAM WITH LOCAL PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS, LEADING 41 EVENTS RESULTING IN 4,021 COMPLETED HOURS. 19% OF STUDENTS REPORTED AS LOW-INCOME (AS DETERMINED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE FREE/REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM), 71% STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND REPRESENTED 23 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVES UNDERSERVED GIRLS, INCLUDING NON-BINARY AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH, THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND CAREER MENTORING WITH TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS. THE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INCREASING PARTICIPANTS;KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE IN TECHNOLOGY SKILLS;INTEREST IN AND PURSUIT OF TECHNOLOGY CAREERS, AND SENSE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GIRLS/YOUNG WOMEN ENTERING THE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE. DUE TO COVID-19, CHICKTECH CONTINUED ALL VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR BY BRINGING TOGETHER CHAPTER/LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER NATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOLLOWING THE SAME PROGRAM IMPACT TARGETS AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH AN ADDED FOCUS ON PROVIDING INTERNET AND EQUIPMENT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN NEED.

OUR SECOND MAIN PROGRAM IS ADVANCING THE CAREERS OF TECHNICAL WOMEN (ACT-W)FOCUSED ON INCREASING WOMEN ENTERING TECHNOLOGY CAREERS THROUGH NON-TRADITIONAL PATHWAYS AND INCREASING RETENTION OF WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY. ACT-W PROGRAMS STRIVE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FOR WOMEN, AND CONNECTIONS TO HIRING COMPANIES. WE RAN 32 VIRTUAL EVENTS FOR ADULTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING A NATIONAL ACT-W CONFERENCE, ACT-W+ WEBINARS INCLUDING LOCAL CHAPTER ACT-W: CONNECT EVENTS, SERVING 729 ADULTS ACROSS 3 CHAPTERS AND 28 STATES THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. DUE TO COVID, ALL ACT-W PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN VIRTUAL, LEADING TO INCREASED SUPPORT TO PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT IN-PERSON PROGRAM CHAPTERS. ACT-W+, OUR NEWEST PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2020, HAS INCREASED MEMBERSHIPS TO 167 ADULTS AND INCLUDES A TRAINING LIBRARY DATABASE OF OVER 150 ON-DEMAND WORKSHOPS. THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE BUILT AN ONLINE COMMUNITY CHANNEL TO INCREASE CONNECTIONS TO MENTORS AND CAREER ADVICE BY OTHER MEMBERS, AND CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES TO HIRING COMPANIES FOCUSED ON INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE CULTURES. ALL ACT-W PROGRAMS FOLLOW FOUR MAIN TRACKS: LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE.V

OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS SERVED 272 UNIQUE GIRLS. CHICKTECH: HIGH SCHOOL RAN ALL VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THROUGH A NATIONAL PLANNING TEAM WITH LOCAL PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS, LEADING 41 EVENTS RESULTING IN 4,021 COMPLETED HOURS. 19% OF STUDENTS REPORTED AS LOW-INCOME (AS DETERMINED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE FREE/REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM), 71% STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND REPRESENTED 23 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVES UNDERSERVED GIRLS, INCLUDING NON-BINARY AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH, THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND CAREER MENTORING WITH TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS. THE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INCREASING PARTICIPANTS;KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE IN TECHNOLOGY SKILLS;INTEREST IN AND PURSUIT OF TECHNOLOGY CAREERS, AND SENSE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GIRLS/YOUNG WOMEN ENTERING THE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE. DUE TO COVID-19, CHICKTECH CONTINUED ALL VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR BY BRINGING TOGETHER CHAPTER/LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER NATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOLLOWING THE SAME PROGRAM IMPACT TARGETS AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH AN ADDED FOCUS ON PROVIDING INTERNET AND EQUIPMENT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN NEED.