National
Why Tech Executives Must Embrace Diversity
07/01/2021
as their first line of defense against the business impacts of algorithmic bias - published in Forbes.
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Chicago
Optimizing the internship experience
06/28/2021
Meeting people is one of the best parts of a Break Through Tech Chicago Sprinternship. The pharmaceutical company AbbVie found a way to make that activity as interactive as possible.
Enhancing the tech behind the business of sports
06/22/2021
Not all tech jobs are at tech companies. Five UIC women applied their technological know-how to a powerhouse of the sports world through their Break Through Tech Chicago Sprinternship.
Chicago
Designing a network (and networking)
06/16/2021
Some of this year's Break Through Tech Chicago Sprinternships gave UIC students the chance to come up with ways to use technology to support Chicago communities. Learn how five Sprinterns at the networking giant Cisco Systems developed an idea to move Pilsen forward.
National
How to Get More Women Into Technology
06/02/2021
As published in the Wall Street Journal: Break Through Tech is one of a number of programs working to steer women into STEM fields.
National
A Drive for Data Science: Baruch College Student And Break Through Tech Intern Izabella Wieckowska
05/26/2021
As part of the “Young Women Shaping the Future of Tech Series,” Break Through Tech National's Intern, Izabella Wieckowska, shares her journey into tech.
DC
Break Through Tech DC Announces Nonprofit Leader as Inaugural Director
05/25/2021
Donna White joins Break Through Tech from Black Girls CODE and brings over 20 years of experience to the role.
National
My advice to the young women graduating with computer science degrees this year
05/19/2021
An open letter to the graduates from Judy Spitz, Founder & Executive Director at Break Through Tech.
National
Learning as a Lifestyle: Break Through Tech National Communications Intern, Lena Rose
05/18/2021
As part of the “Young Women Shaping the Future of Tech Series,” Break Through Tech National's Communications Intern, Lena Rose, shares her journey into tech.
DC
Tech Summer Internships Version 2.0
05/18/2021
Why CIOs And CTOs Should Repurpose Their Summer Internship Programs As Diversity Initiatives