Looking for some tech career inspiration?
Women are a driving force in tech and are making major waves to impact the industry's future. If you’re looking for some daily career inspiration and advice, we’ve got you covered: here's a list of five influential women in tech that you should follow on Twitter!
Kimberly Bryant (Black Girls Code)
Kimberly Bryant is the founder and CEO of Black Girls Code, a non-profit that is dedicated to providing young girls of colour the opportunity to learn coding and programming skills. Kimberley’s focus is to empower a new generation of coders from an early age and increase the number of minority women in the tech industry. She’s a strong advocate of gender inclusion and has been highlighted as one of the 25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology by Business Insider.
Vanessa Hurst (Girl Develop It)
Vanessa Hurst is an advocate for creating opportunities for women to learn how to code. She is one of the founders of Girl Develop It, a non-profit that creates affordable programs for adult women and underrepresented groups to learn web development, and is also the co-founder of WriteSpeakCode, a conference created for women developers to encourage visibility and leadership in the tech space.
Erica Baker (DCCC)
Erica Baker is currently the Chief Technology Officer at DCCC and one of the founding members of Project Include, a non-profit that advocates for diversity and inclusion solutions in the tech industry. She works with the management divisions of tech startups to create corporate cultures that are inclusive and gender-neutral. Erica’s passionate about building inclusive workplaces for women, minority individuals, and underrepresented groups in the tech industry.
Reshma Saujani (Girls Who Code)
Reshma Saujani is the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a non-profit on a mission to close the gender gap in the tech industry and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. Reshma is also the author of three books, and led a TEDTalk titled Teach girls bravery, not perfection that sparked a conversation on how to raise young girls to take risks.
Kristen Spencer (League)
Kristen Spencer is the Senior Engineering Manager at League and has an impressive portfolio that includes teaching, mentorship, and digital consulting. Her personal passion is to use technology to help others and dedicates a lot of her time towards supporting underrepresented groups in the tech industry. Kristen's also an alumni of Juno's Web Development Bootcamp and a former instructor!
The Juno Team
We also can't end this list without shouting out the inspiring women on Juno's team, helping people launch and grow rewarding careers in tech! If you’re looking for a daily dose of tech inspiration, follow our CEO and founder, Heather Payne and stay connected with the Juno community on Twitter!