Events

Join us at one our events to connect with other women, foster learning, and engage with the Charlottesville tech scene.  CWIT events are usually free and open to all women in our community. If you are new to or have been in technology for many years, you will find a welcoming and safe environment to engage.

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Subtle Acts of Exclusion
How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions

Our workplaces are growing more diverse, but are we supporting inclusive cultures? While overt racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of discrimination are relatively easy to spot, we cannot neglect the subtler everyday actions that normalize exclusion in our workplaces.
Many have heard the term microaggression, but not everyone fully understands what microaggressions are or how to recognize them and stop them from happening.

In this book, Dr. Tiffany Jana and Dr. Michael Baran offer a clearer, more accessible term, subtle acts of exclusion, or SAE, to emphasize the purpose and effect of microaggressions. Whether in the form of exaggerated stereotypes, backhanded compliments, unfounded assumptions, or objectification, SAE are insidious and damaging to our coworkers and colleagues. Jana and Baran give simple and clear tools to identify and address such acts, even offering scripts for helpful ways to approach discussions of difficult, uncomfortable, and deeply personal topics in a professional setting.
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Charlottesville Tech Scene

 There are many ways to get connected to Charlottesville's vibrant tech scene. Check out this list of events and resources curated by CWIT to help guide your way.

Upcoming

January 23 - Job Seekers' Workshop hosted by Shift/Enter is interview prep for jobs in tech. More info.

January 26 - Breaking Down Barriers with Omar Khurshid from the Always Learning Tech (ALT) Meetup series hosted by Shift/Enter. More info. 

January 27 - Knowledge Continuum, hosted by the Center for the Management of IT
(CMIT) at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. This will be the kick-off for a limited-size cohort of lifelong learners engaged in structured conversations with
IT visionaries, McIntire faculty, and peers. More info.

Ongoing

Online

Techq&la Monthly Lunch No programming, just women talking tech. ("Techq&la" = Tech questions and ladies answer.)

CBIC Tech on Tap, a monthly series of happy hours held on the 2nd Tuesdays from 5:00–7:00 p.m.

CBIC Charlottesville Entrepreneurs + Espresso (ce-2) is a casual gathering of learning for entrepreneurs at all stages of venture creation on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 8:00am at the i.Lab at UVA.

First Wednesdays is an informal, ad-hoc, technology-agnostic meetup held on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 5:30-8:30pm.

Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) has a mission to educate, celebrate and advocate for Charlottesville’s technology community and to accelerate technology innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. CBIC Connect

Code for Charlottesville is a local chapter of the Code for America Brigades focused on improving the lives of Charlottesville residents.

Cville Makes is a meetup group sharing and creating projects while working toward making a makerspace a reality in Cville.

Cville Slack is a quick and easy way to catch the ear of the local tech community.

CWIT group on CBIC Connect

Shift/Enter provides educational and career development resources, in a welcoming and inclusive environment, for the burgeoning technical workforce in Charlottesville and the surrounding area.

The Neon Guild listserv offers another avenue to reach local tech folks. To get on this famous list, however, you have to attend at least one of their monthly meetings (except summer).