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Documentary “She Started It" to feature Berlin Female Founders

July 10, 2013 Jess Erickson
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While the majority of the U.S. workforce and over 50% of college students are female, they still only represent 35% of US startup business owners. The numbers are even lower in Europe. One reason for that could be, as famous Venture Capitalist Cindy Padnos stated, that “entrepreneurship is portrayed as a young man’s sport". 

 

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Berlin Geekettes presents she++ screening hosted by Google + Factory

June 12, 2013 Jess Erickson
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Join Berlin Geekettes for an exciting evening for the screening of a new documentary she++. This film aims to “inspire girls, young and old, to take the lack of a Y chromosome and make a girl’s vision unique and useful in the world of code.” 

We will kick off this screening with two talks from an engineer and cofounder of frestyl, Johanna Brewer, followed by a talk from Martin Gorner, engineer and head of Developer Relations at Google. 

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In between our major events, we partnered with outstanding companies that allowed
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"2016 was a wonderful year for Gaza Geekettes members and ambassadors who organized many professional workshops and meetups with tech-women influencers. Individuals shared and inspired the girls with their experience working in the tech industry