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Partnership Announcement

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We’re thrilled to announce that we are joining the WomenTech Global Conference as a Community Partner. WomenTech Network is hosting the third edition of one of the largest virtual tech conferences for women, minorities, and their allies in tech, Women in Tech Global Conference 2022 June 7-10. The conference is aiming at uniting once again 100 ... continue reading

My first experience with the Javascript Crash Course

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My background My name is Thabi and I am a Visual Communications Design graduate who recently moved to Berlin. I have a goal to work in the tech industry by 2020. I was learning how to code with various online learning platforms before moving here. The main obstacle I had with self learning was a lack of direction and no clear path to follow. I... continue reading

My first WTM event!

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My background My name is Sara and this is my first event for WTM in Berlin. I’m only passing by in Germany, visiting friends. I was curious about the event and decided to join. It is not my first Women in Tech event I attended. I have been to a few in Cambridge UK and that’s why I was motivated to spend my weekend in Berlin, learning from aweso... continue reading

Career Corner and Community Effect

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International Women’s Day When I marched up to the doors of Wooga’s headquarters on March 30, I had a clear plan in mind: attend the International Women’s Day event by the Women Techmakers Berlin, pitch in with organizational tasks, network and leave after about two hours. Alas, the best-laid plans were quickly laid to rest. And that turned abo... continue reading

How I started my career in tech without a degree in Computer Science

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Intro I want to share with you my story of how I became a Software Engineer without having a degree in Computer Science. I hope this might inspire some of you. And it could give some of you a last missing push for those who have long wanted to change their careers, but was afraid or did not know how and where to start. I’ve been recently rea... continue reading

Looking back on WTM Berlin IWD 2018

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On March 22 Women Techmakers Berlin as part of the Women Techmakers Global Event Series celebrated not only International Women’s Day 2018 but also our birthday! A thousand thanks to Digital:Lab Volkswagen who gave us a delicious birthday cake and hosted us in their beautiful loft-like venue. Celebrating the event under your wings undoubtedly ma... continue reading

International Women's Day 2018!

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We are happy to announce that we are joining the Women Techmakers Global Event Series Celebrating International Women’s Day! The International Women’s Day by Women Techmakers Berlin celebration is happening on Thursday, March 22 and we would love for you to be part of it! Our location this year is the Digital:Lab Volkswagen. International Wom... continue reading

My experience at the JavaScript Crash Course Berlin

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I recently had the opportunity to attend the JavaScript Crash Course by Women Techmakers Berlin. It was a 2 months course, the lectures were every Thursday from 7 PM to 10 PM and the goal of the course was To introduce JavaScript and Node.js as a platform for backend applications. At first, when I signed up to the course, I was unsure if I was ... continue reading

Stammtisch in 2017

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This year we decided to try out a new format. Every third Wednesday of the month we would have our monthly meet up, or Stammtisch (the German word for regular’s table). We started our journey in August, sitting around a long table by the Spree, and it has been an amazing open format. There are no presentations here, only community members netwo... continue reading

Keep cool and keep on coding

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A few years ago I started studying computer science without any prior programming experience and in German, which isn’t my native language. Women Techmakers Berlin helped me to accomplish this challenging goal and to find the most interesting hobby. I code almost every day and give back to the community by supporting the WTM organizer’s team. ... continue reading

Teaching for WTM: Just do it!

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My journey with Women Tech Makers of Berlin started with answering a post on Facebook. I was more than thrilled to get involved and help anyway I could. The original idea was for each of us to teach our area of expertise. This idea didn’t pan out for multiple reasons. No harm done, I was still on board with the idea of teaching. However, I woul... continue reading

A PhD student's impressions of Google Developer Days

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Two weeks ago, Natalie, an inspiring friend of mine and leader of Women Techmakers Berlin, asked me if I wanted to go to the Google Developer Days, which is a two-day event where developers meet to discuss and present all things Google- and development-related. I had never been to such an event before as I never really thought of myself as a dev... continue reading

International Women's Day

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We celebrated IWD for the 3rd year on 08/03, and it was awesome! We had over 150 participants. We expected less, so we only made 150 badges, and that’s when we stopped our count :) It was hosted at c-base, a spaceship that is a hackerspace in the heart of Berlin. There were 6 speakers telling there stories, all coming from different backg... continue reading

Telling Our Story

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This year’s theme at the International Women’s Day was Telling Our Story. In the event we heard stories of women in the Berlin tech industry, learned about women in STEM and took a step in making our own story. To celebrate such special day, we would like to hear all the voices from our Women Techmakers members in Berlin. And we would like to a... continue reading

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