'Girls in Tech' (GIT)-India is a non-profit focused on the engagement, education & empowerment of influential women in technology and entrepreneurship.
Girls in Tech Foundation/Girls in Tech India is an official NGO in India incorporated and functioning as per the rules of Indian Non Governmental Organization (NGO). It exists “to support and raise the visibility of women in STEM, entrepreneurship and innovation.”
Primary advocacy of the NGO is it has special focus on women towards the engagement, education and empowerment in technology and entre
preneurship with a focus on the promotion, growth and success of entrepreneurial and innovative women in the areas including but not limited to science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, entrepreneurship. In India, though, with the number of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) increasing, the women in workforce in STEM and entrepreneurship still continues to remain less.Thus, Girls in Tech India is not just a requirement but a necessity. What is most important to Girls in Tech India, is to localize the mission in a very effective and an impactful manner and to provide the best of the resources available at Girls in Tech such as resources and events combined with expertise to help members further their educational and professional aspirations. The idea is to provide right kind of exposure, mentorship, and network, enhance skills and knowledge through a range of national and international resource pool, programs, workshops and opportunities to connect and showcase talent. From the past one year, Girls in Tech India has been doing events and providing best of resources available before launching to analyze how to localize the mission in India. All of the events were a huge success with amazing national and international partners. Several things of focus were identified during establishment of NGO such as the importance of mentors, industry-institutes, providing an exposure after coming out of colleges, helping returning mothers find a path again in their career, providing women entrepreneurs a platform etc.
