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Highlights

Charlottesville Women in Tech

  • Launched our inaugural Switch On Summit! in 2018 and held CWIT Summit 2020 online. 
  • Host monthly events including tech and career topics, panel discussions, book clubs, and happy hours.
  • Communicate with members through social media and monthly newsletters.
  • Partner with

Tech-Girls

  • Organized 9 Girls’ Geek Day sessions hosted at elementary schools around the region.
  • Launched Girls Who Code Clubs, a free program for girls in middle school to explore coding in a fun and friendly way, in partnership with St. Anne's-Belfield School and Computers4Kids.
  • 15 young women from twelve high schools participated in 5th annual Bio-Med Tech-Girls program, a partnership with UVA BME, St. Anne's-Belfield School and the i.Lab at UVA.
  • Provided hands-on tech and computer science activities at Kid*Vention Family Science Festival, UVA Ladies in the Lab and YWLP (Young Women Leaders Program) UVA Day.

Our Mission

Charlottesville Women in Tech (CWIT) is an organization for emerging and established professionals that provides human connections and resources for women and girls interested in or associated with technology. Our vision is to bridge the gender gap in tech by providing a safe and welcoming environment for women and girls to connect, learn and collaborate in Charlottesville.
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