Girls In Tech

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, October 13th
Program: 7pm – 9pm
Where: dzine it studio on 26 West 23rd Street, 4th Floor, New York City

Initiating conversations about salary negotiation with the successful women in our network is the first step to acquiring a negotiation muscle.

I saw how tapping one’s network can positively impact a woman’s career after making an introduction to two female friends. One was an executive with great deal of professional experience, and the other was just about to start her professional career and seeking career advice. Let’s call the first friend C and the second E.

The more experienced friend gave friendly advice to E who had just received her first job offer. C encouraged E to negotiate for a better package and to not settle for the first offer. But E countered this advice with a great deal of hesitation. She was afraid she would risk losing the job offer by asking more for herself. She was having trouble seeing herself as deserving more than what was given to her.

Don’t get me wrong — E is hardworking, highly qualified, and someone I greatly admire as a person. I could see she deserves more, but she couldn’t. Like many women, she didn’t know how to negotiate, or that she could even negotiate. Gently prodded by C, E decided to work up the courage to ask for a better term. She later happily reported that the negotiation worked out in her favor.

Three things dawned on me from watching this conversation unfold:

1. Negotiation is a learned skill that improves with practice. C has a great deal of negotiation experience from both sides of the table and was thus able to give great, practical advice to E. Learning to negotiate is a skill that women may need to focus greater effort at developing than men, who in general seem to have a natural propensity to negotiate. According to authors Linda Babcock and Sara Laschaver “Women Don’t Ask”, men initiate negotiations four times as often as women.

With more women entering the workforce, entrepreneurship, and leadership ranks, it’s high time that more women raised their hands and asked for what they want. It’s time for women to develop and flex their negotiation muscles.

2. We need to talk more about initiating negotiation. Watching C provide guidance to E made me wish to facilitate more opportunities for women to connect and learn from each other on this topic. Furthermore, it is imperative that we have informed discussions about salary negotiation as part of the larger, on-going discussion around wealth creation for women and closing the gender pay gap.

3. Women who successfully master the art of negotiating earn more money and are more successful in their careers. Another study cited by Babcock and Laschaver calculated that women who consistently negotiate their salary increases earn at least $1 million more during their careers than women who don’t.

A crucial step in learning to negotiate is to learn from the women in our own networks who successfully asked for what they want and got their worth in the workplace.

This is the thought process behind the panel discussion I’m moderating with wimlink in New York City on Thursday, October 13. At this event, three talented women leaders in fields as diverse as executive coaching, law, and digital media will share their wealth of experience and insight on how to get your worth in the workplace. Featured speakers are

1. Julia McNamara, founder of Helix Career Management and certified executive coach

2. Carla Varriale, partner of law firm Havkins Rosenfeld Ritzert and Varriale, LLP

3. Bethany Hillman, VP of Operations at TVGenesis

Click here to read the full bios of each panelist and register for this event.

Whether you are starting a job search, a new job, or salary negotiation, this session will provide you with tips, inspiration, and guidance to take your career to the next level.

Learn to flex your negotiation muscle. Learn from the rich experiences of women leaders. Be richly rewarded for the value you bring to the table.

Written by:

Jamie Lee
Operations Manager
Tipping Point Partners
@jieunjamie

Tags: event, negotiation, networking, New York City, women
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Please join Girls-In-Tech for an evening of fabulous wine, keynote speakers,
and networking with the Bay Area’s top employers.
This event is an outstanding opportunity to connect with some of the Bay Area’s most accomplished leaders,
recruiters, and job seekers.

Register Now: http://gitajob2011.eventbrite.com/

Together, we’ll eat, drink and empower each other professionally and personally – providing an exclusive opportunity to join job seekers with outstanding employers, and learn insights from our keynote speakers about the job market today.

Companies attending the event will have access to the Girls-in-Tech membership and all resumes from event participants.

This event will sell-out and space is limited to the first 200 registrants. Early Bird registration is available for both job seekers and companies for a short time period. Once GIT publishes the finalized list of employer-attendees, prices WILL go up! Please note, without advanced tickets your resume will not be distributed to employers in advance of this event.

Speakers:
Rebecca Meissner, BranchOut

Rebecca Meissner is the Director of Enterprise Products at BranchOut, the largest professional networking application on Facebook.  In this role, Rebecca leads the product, design, and development teams building all BranchOut’s corporate offerings.  Prior to BranchOut, Rebecca worked as a Product Manager for Disney Interactive Media Group, an HR Business Partner for Playdom, and as a recruiter for a number of VCs, private equity firms, and large investment banking groups in San Francisco.  She has degrees from both Boston University and the University of California, Berkeley.

Olivia Watkins, Twitter

Olivia Watkins is a Technical Sourcer for Engineering at Twitter.

More Speakers TBA!! Stay Tuned!

Sponsors:
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Special Thanks to Founders Den for hosting our event!

Founders Den is a shared office space and private club for experienced entrepreneurs and their friends. Founders Den’s unique approach combines a selectively curated startup community with a focus on experienced entrepreneurs and graduates of accelerator programs. Space at Founders Den is offered on an invite-only basis to startups referred through the networks of the Founders Den community. Founders Den also provides a home base for experienced entrepreneurs who are between projects.

May 24th, 2011
Founder’s Den http://www.foundersden.com
665 3rd, Suite 150
San Francisco, CA 94107
6:00-9:00 PM

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How powerful is a tweet?

Last December at Vator Splash NY Competition where JumpThru founder Deborah Jackson served as a judge for the event, she met the executive director of Iridescent, a non-profit that provides STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education for underserved and underrepresented youth. On the spot, she helped Iridescent connect with like-minded organizations such as Girl Develop It and Women 2.0. She also introduced the non-profit to Heart & Soul Charitable Fund that is now going to fund Iridescent.

Deborah thought she had done her part in making connections for Iridescent. Little did she think that one of her tweets would have an impact as powerful as a personal introduction.

Fast forward to this week, when she received a thank you email from the executive director of Iridescent. The executive director wrote that, thanks to Deborah’s tweet about Girl Approved founder Heidi Dangelmaier, Iridescent learned about Girl Approved, an organization focused on girl empowerment through innovative product development. In fact, the executive director reached out to Heidi who agreed to be one of the keynote speakers at Technovation Challenge Pitch Night on May 9th at AOL Ventures in NYC.

Here is more detail on Technovation Challenge Pitch Night:

“The Technovation Challenge program was founded in 2009 by Anuranjita Tewary, who wanted to offer young women the experience of participating in a “start-up company” and understand what it takes to be a high-tech entrepreneur. The pilot program was run in the spring of 2010, with 45 girls and 25 mentors from all over Silicon Valley. The Technovation Challenge has now expanded to New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mountain View and Berkeley, CA, supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). View our current programs here“

Girls in Tech was highly involved with the first Technovation Challenge, from inception to Pitch Night, in the Bay Area in December 2009.

So, a tweet, as Deborah found out, can be quite powerful. Particularly when sharing connections and promoting collaboration among an increasingly interconnected community of “tweeps” passionate about female entrepreneurship, technology, and education.

Keep on tweeting!

This post of was originally posted on JumpThru’s tumblr blog.

Tags: entrepreneurship, Girl_Approved, Girl_Develop_It, iridescent, JumpThru, networking, New York City, social media, social networking, Technovation_Challenge, tweet, twitter, women in technology
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With 2010 drawing to a close, Girls in Tech LA is proud to be hosting a diverse range of tech industry experts who will be sharing their predictions, plans and perspectives about what’s next for tech in 2011.

The 7pm panel discussion will be held at the Border Stylo offices in Hollywood on November 17, and will be followed by light refreshments and networking. It will also be streamed on Ustream, and details of that stream will be available via the Girls in Tech Twitter and Facebook pages before the event. Panelists participating in the discussion include Amanda Coolong (TechZulu), Heather Meeker (Whrrl), Tony Adam (MySpace), Erin Kotecki Vest (BlogHer), Laura Weidman (Border Stylo) and Lynn Langit (Microsoft).  Tickets are just $10, and space is very limited, so buy yours early to guarantee admission.

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Girls in Tech LA is proud to be a sponsor of Women 2.0′s Founder Thursday networking event this week. Meet female entrepreneurs and founders, and enjoy food, drinks and networking with a gorgeous ocean view on the deck of Siemer & Associates in Santa Monica.

The event starts at 6pm, and the ticket price includes appetizers, drinks and the opportunity to meet Women 2.0 members and high-level entrepreneurs in the LA area.

Our hosts for the evening will be Giang Biscan (AsAble Founder and Mixergy Producer), Katrina Razavi (Marriage.com Founder and CEO), and Cassie Rice (SocialBlaze Co-Founder). Between the incredible women producing this event, and the great mix of women slated to attend it, this is one networking opportunity you don’t want to miss.

Use the discount code GITLA to get 20% off tickets, and be sure to RSVP by Wednesday, October 13, as space is limited for this exclusive event.

What: Women 2.0 Founder Thursday

When: October 14, 2010 (6pm)

Where: Siemer & Associates Ocean Deck — 1333 2nd St. #600, Santa Monica, CA 90401

RSVP Here

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Wanted: People who believe in the Girls in Tech mission of educating, empowering and advancing women in technology across all sectors of business, media and tech. We have openings on the Girls in Tech LA Advisory Board for men and women who want to help us plan and promote our events, recruit new sponsors and members, build our brand and grow our organization. It’s a purely volunteer position but the rewards – including exposure for your personal and professional brands, access to some of the best and brightest in the LA tech scene  and the satisfaction of knowing you are helping to create a powerful platform for local women in technology – are invaluable.

Requirements: Must be able to commit to at least a few hours of work each week, as well as a single 20-minute conference call each month. Must be passionate about promoting our group, and eager to work on all of the exciting panels, events and partnerships we’re building. Must love working closely with a fantastic team of amazing, inspiring women to build a truly great brand.

Responsibilities: Doing what you do best – whatever that may be – to help us take Girls in Tech LA to the next level.

To Apply: Email mollievandor@girlsintech.net with your name, area of expertise and the amount of time you think you’ll be able to commit to GIT LA.

Tags: hiring, networking, recruiting
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Social Media week is right around the corner, and the Los Angeles Moms have a great panel  for you. Moms Online: Harnessing Social Media to Empower Families.  Jessica Gottlieb GITLA fangirl and Mommy Blogger will be moderating a fabulous group of dynamic women. Lolita Carrico founder of Modern Mom, Jennifer Taggart of The Smart Mama, and Arpana Vashisht of Parentella will discuss how the internet empowers families.

In addition to the standard subjects (how do we reach the moms) Jennifer will explain how she unleashed a nationwide recall of Shrek branded drinking glasses that were offered with McDonald’s Happy Meals. Lolita promises to talk about the very important difference between being first and being agile, and Arpana will share her mission to connect families and school.

KCET Studios Auditorium
4401 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)

http://empowerfamilies.eventbrite.com/

Space is limited, get your free tickets now!

Tags: girls in tech, Jessica Gottleib, laurel kaufman, laurelk, Los Angeles, networking, social media, Social Media Week
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…And that’s just what I’ll be doing on September 10 all over a little piece of heaven I like to call the Saks Fifth Avenue shoe department.  Louboutin ankle boots…Chloé knee-high pebbled leather… I think “I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah!”

Join Girls in Tech LA and shop for a cause on September 10 at GITLA’s Fashion’s Night Out event at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, benefiting Dress for Success.  With 15% shopping discounts, rock star makeovers, swag bags, and cocktails, is there any way this event could get even more fabulous? Actually, there is…

Attendees can enter to win a pair of must-have Fall boots from 10022-SHOE – an even bigger piece of heaven located at Saks on Fifth Avenue in NYC.  (A shoe department so big, it has its own zip code. Yes, that’s right, its own zip code!) I told you, FABULOUS!

So take a walk around the 90210 shoe department on September 10, enter to win, and let your feet celebrate Fashion’s Night Out!

What: Girls in Tech Presents: Fashion’s Night Out sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue
When: Friday, September 10 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Tickets: Click here!

“…Are you ready, boots? Start WALKIN’!!”

Tags: Dress for Success, fashion, Fashion's Night Out, girls in tech, Los Angeles, networking
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WITI (Women In Technology International), the world’s leading professional organization for executive women in technology, will truly inspire “Collaboration, Strategy and Growth” through hands on speaking engagements and panel discussions at the Annual WITI Women and Technology Summit in San Jose, CA September 12-14, 2010.

Top technology leaders from Clean Tech, Mobile, Search, Cloud, Social Media, and Business teach WITI Summit attendees how to capture and target more customers, build stronger relationships with existing customers and take advantage of the applications and tools to build a stronger web presence, increase revenue and streamline costs for their companies.

Girls in Tech Members receive a 20% discount!

Speakers and Panelists will Include:

Sandy Carter Vice President, Software Business Partners, IBM	Nilofer Merchant Entrepreneur, CEO & Chief Strategist, Rubicon Consulting	Kathy Chou VP, PSG Americas Sales Strategy & Operations, Hewlett Packard
Bernadette Nixon Senior Vice President, Global Field Marketing, CA	Bernard Golden CEO, HyperStratus	Sally Jenkins Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Symantec
Vanessa Alvarez Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan	Ghennipher Weeks Co-Founder, Applied Connectioneering, Inc

Click Here for a Complete Schedule of Events!

Including The 15th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards

Join WITI as we honor key women innovators from science and technology on Monday, September 13th in the Silicon Valley. Katie Boehret, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, will serve as MC. This year’s honorees will be:

Sandy Carter Vice President, IBM Software Group Business Partners	Dr. Ruth David President and CEO, Analytic Services Inc.	Dr. Adele Goldberg Founding Chairman, ParcPlace Systems, Inc.
Dr. Susie Wee CTO, Client Cloud Services, Hewlett-Packard	Dr. Ruth Westheimer Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, Yale and Princeton Universities

Click Here for Details |  Download the Press Release |  Videos of Past Recipients | 

Register Now! use discount code: GITsum10 for 20% off!

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We’ve all had those days. The days where you feel like no matter how many clothes are crammed into your closet, you still don’t own anything you actually want to get dressed in. Forget feeling fabulous. On days like that, it’s enough of an effort trying not to feel like a total fashion failure.  Which is, of course, the polar opposite of how fashion is supposed to make you feel.

Fashion is supposed to feel glamorous, exotic, inspiring. It’s supposed to take the everyday act of getting dressed and turn it into something bigger – the opportunity to outfit yourself in armor that expresses your personality and lets you take on the day with that special sort of swagger that only comes from feeling. .  .you guessed it – fabulous.

The fall 2010 fashion collections were about just that, featuring “conservative glamour, chic urban warriors, eccentric color combinations, and more” as Harper’s Bazaar put it.  In short, the prevailing theme for fall 2010 fashion seemed to be the powerful, professional woman, taking on her life – and her closet – one killer, creative look at a time.

It’s a theme that dovetails nicely with the upcoming Fashion’s Night Out event at Saks Fifth Avenue, presented by Girls in Tech LA. Five percent of proceeds from Saks’ sales that evening will go  to Dress For Success, “a non-profit organization that provides interview suits, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income women in over 75 cities worldwide.”  It’s truly an organization that helps women do good by helping them look and feel good. And it’s one we’re happy to help support.

The event itself will feature swag bugs stuffed with goodies, rock star makeovers, consults with stylists, cocktails and more.  Plus, there will also be giveaways from the brilliant fall collections by Elie Tahari and Pink Tartan.  Tahari’s travel-themed collection for fall was full of fur coats, casually elegant cardigans, military-inspired suiting and more. Pink Tartan also pulled together military-like precision and feminine details, creating a collection that was just the right balance of serious and sweet.

At Fashion’s Night Out, you can enter to win pieces from both designers on the fourth floor of the gorgeous Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills, while also swigging cocktails, swapping style tips and supporting Dress For Success. Getting the chance to finally solve the ‘I have nothing to wear’ problem while raising money for a great cause and also enjoying everything Fashion’s Night Out has to offer? I can’t think of a better way to get yourself feeling fabulous for fall.

What: Girls in Tech LA Presents Fashion’s Night Out

Where: Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills

When: September 10, 6-10pm

Register Here.

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