Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

Women in Tech and Entrepreneurship in NY


Description

The mission of the Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York initiative is to facilitate, encourage and enable a significant increase in the participation of women in both higher education and entrepreneurship in fields related to technology in the New York market. Through strategic initiatives and purposeful integration with key institutions and program in the city of New York, WiTNY targets high school girls getting ready for college, undergraduate and graduate women, preparing them to secure a rewarding and lucrative position in the technology industry.

Project website

http://witny.org


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4. Capacity building 2019
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 5: Gender equality

Coverage
  • New York, United States of America

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2016

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Women

WSIS values promotion

It aims to facilitate, encourage and enable a significant increase in the participation of women in both higher education and entrepreneurship in fields related to technology in the New York market


Entity name

Cornell Tech

Entity country—type

United States of America Academia

Entity website

https://tech.cornell.edu