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Girls Power Tech Inspires the Next Generation of Tech Leaders
Girls Power Tech Inspires the Next Generation of Tech Leaders
Cisco Networking Academies across North Texas gathered for this year's Girls Power Tech event, held at the Cisco Richardson campus on April 17, 2025.
April 25, 2025
Five Empowering Tips for ICT Career Success
Five Empowering Tips for ICT Career Success
The path to a career in technology isn’t always easy, and I know this firsthand. I didn’t grow up dreaming of a tech career. I stepped into it out of
April 24, 2025
Shifting gender stereotypes: ten years of Women Rock-IT
Shifting gender stereotypes: ten years of Women Rock-IT
Cisco Networking Academy marks a decade of empowering women in tech through its Women Rock-IT initiative, with a 35% global cumulative increase in female student participation over ten years.
May 30, 2024
Nurturing the next generation of climate tech talent
Nurturing the next generation of climate tech talent
A reflection on Girls in ICT Day and how our Women Rock-IT initiative is nurturing the next generation of climate tech talent.
June 1, 2023
Learning from technology to restore and protect forests
Learning from technology to restore and protect forests
Brent Davies, President of VP Data Commons, shares more about how she is using technology to help restore forests.
May 2, 2023
Girls in ICT Day: Preparing the next generation for a digital and low-carbon economy
Girls in ICT Day: Preparing the next generation for a digital and low-carbon economy
In honor of Girls in ICT Day, Cisco's Chief Sustainability Officer shares how developing digital skills now can help create a sustainable future.
April 17, 2023
Work on Climate: Creating a talent ecosystem to address the urgent need for climate solutions
Work on Climate: Creating a talent ecosystem to address the urgent need for climate solutions
Nicole Sturzenberger, the Fundraising Director at Work on Climate, shares more about the workforce we need to solve climate change.
April 12, 2023
From Earth to the Sun: The diversity of a career in STEM
From Earth to the Sun: The diversity of a career in STEM
Dr Kate Brand, a space weather scientist from the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia, shares more about her career in STEM.
April 4, 2023
Playing with the Earth: One woman’s journey to becoming a climate scientist
Playing with the Earth: One woman’s journey to becoming a climate scientist
Dr Pandora Hope, a Principal Climate Scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia, shares more about her professional journey.
March 30, 2023
How COPE leverages esports to inspire youth success
How COPE leverages esports to inspire youth success
Shae Williams cofounded nonprofit COPE to assist parents and their children to get the most from esports. She will speak at an upcoming Women Rock-IT event.
April 5, 2022
IT’s Game On! International Girls in ICT Day April 28, 2022
IT’s Game On! International Girls in ICT Day April 28, 2022
For International Girls in ICT Day, on April 28, 2022, Women Rock-IT is turning its attention to esports in a special two-part series.
March 24, 2022
When You Empower a Girl, You Empower a Community
When You Empower a Girl, You Empower a Community
Cisco’s global initiative, Girls Power Tech (GPT), is a special learning opportunity for girls and young women to connect with Cisco mentors at offices around the world.
June 27, 2019