Techno Women and Women Techmakers: Who Helps Girls in Central Asia Develop in the IT Field

We are sharing with you a selection of organizations and clubs that are making efforts to promote and support women in the IT sector in Central Asian countries.

Techno Women is a non-profit organization that brings together women working in technological industries: IT, Digital, Telecom, media, FinTech, EduTech, HealthTech, BioTech, EcoTech, NanoTech, Robotics, Space, and other high-tech sectors.

The goal is to increase the number of girls and women working in technological industries, promote the development of female entrepreneurship, and form a new class of progressive women in Central Asia.

Women Techmakers is a program by Google that supports the development of the female community and provides resources for girls and women in the IT sector.

Membership increases career opportunities for participants by providing access to high-quality resources, useful events, and tools from Google and its partners.

Wonder Women is a female community that implements projects helping women advance professionally:

— WW Mentorship — a mentorship program for women for professional development in career and business, where experts from different countries and industries share their experience.

— WW Talks — an offline platform for educational events and networking, consisting of three key blocks: public speaking, networking session, and WW fair.

IT Club for Women GAP is an organization created by IT Park and the Ministry of Development of Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan. Its goal is to support women, increase their literacy in the IT sector, and provide them with opportunities for training and employment in this field.

The leadership conducts various presentations and discussions with top specialists from the IT sector, as well as informal events: movie screenings, quests, sports, and others.