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We are skilled digital professionals who want to increase the number of women with successful STEM careers. We work to see an increase of women in tech, women in games, women who make, female designers and female founders.
Our initiatives include coding and hackathons, 3D printing and wearables, game development, design, entrepreneurship and startups.
We also work with teachers, schools, corporates and startups to increase the number of women with professional technical and entrepreneurial skills.
We are six women who wanted something like Girl Geek Academy to exist, so we built it. And we’d like you to join us.
Our initiatives include coding and hackathons, 3D printing and wearables, game development, design, entrepreneurship and startups.
We also work with teachers, schools, corporates and startups to increase the number of women with professional technical and entrepreneurial skills.
We are six women who wanted something like Girl Geek Academy to exist, so we built it. And we’d like you to join us.
Overview
Location
Dominican Republic, Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2014
Mentions in press and media 16
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| Jul 19, 2024 | AI High: A New Frontier in Education | Girl Geek Academy is revolutionizing education with its AI High program, aiming to bridge the gender gap in STEM fields and prepare students for the future of technology. Founded in 2014, Girl Geek Academy has been a trailblazer in promotin... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Neural Notes: Girl Geek Academy wants to bring AI to the classroom | Girl Geek Academy. Source: SmartCompany article-article-body Welcome back to Neural Notes, a weekly column where I look at some of the most interesting AI news of the week. In this edition: Girl Geek Academy gets a new CEO and unveils ambit... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Fix The System, Not the Girls: Girl Geek Academy's Call for Government Action on Gender Inequality in STEM | Report || "Enough Talk: Girl Geek solutions for action & investment in gender equity in STEM" Girl Geek Academy co-founders (L-R): Amanda Watts, Lisy Kane, Sarah Moran, April Staines Top 5 key findings from report Survey of ov... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Budget 2022: Startup founders seeking support for women, STEM careers and tax cuts | Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Source: AAP/Mick Tsikas The federal government will be coming in hot with a fresh budget on Tuesday, which means there’s a lot of opinions floating around regarding what should be in there. Now we know a few things a... |
| Mar 18, 2019 | The power of a girl gang: Girl Geek Academy launches Games Career Incubator with $50,000 investment from Film Victoria | Sarah Moran and the Girl Geek Academy team. Source: supplied Melbourne’s Girl Geek Academy has opened up applications for its Games Career Incubator, in a bid to give women and non-binary people a leg up in the gaming industry. The program ... |
| Jul 26, 2017 | More Australian women are becoming game developers, but there’s a long way to go | Source: Shutterstock By Brooke Maggs, Deakin University Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a rise in the number of women working in the Australian games industry. In 2011-2012, only 8.7% of game developers identified... |
| Jan 31, 2017 | Girl Geek Academy raises $1.3 million to build Victoria’s female founder network | |
| Jul 15, 2015 | Hey SydStart, looking for female conference speakers? Here are almost 50 women you could call for starters | All-male panels have become an all too common sight. Recently we’ve seen one of Australia’s biggest startup conferences, SydStart, announce its first round of speakers without any women featured, although they’re promising there are female ... |
| Jan 9, 2015 | She Makes Games: encouraging women to make video games | About half of Australian video gamers are female, but men account for 88% of game developers. The Girl Geek Academy has organised an event in Melbourne later this month that hopes to help change that. The event, She Makes Games, is aimed at... |
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FAQ about Girl Geek Academy
When was Girl Geek Academy founded?
Girl Geek Academy was founded in 2014.
What has the press written about Girl Geek Academy?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning Girl Geek Academy, among them “AI High: A New Frontier in Education” (Jul 19, 2024) and “Neural Notes: Girl Geek Academy wants to bring AI to the classroom” (Jul 19, 2024).
Is Girl Geek Academy still active?
Yes, Girl Geek Academy is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 26, 2024.