Our aim is to provide a community, resources, and opportunities to black women in tech and those who want to get into tech. We have a whole team of women dedicated to making this happen.
Black Girls In Tech Fest (BGIT FEST) takes the form of a physical networking event to create pathways for underrepresented talent which is an important aspect of the work that we do at BGIT.
Black Tech In Tech Fest aims to inspire and create space for powerful conversations around technology, inclusion and innovation.
BGIT FEST was an event where our members networked with each other as well as various other companies / both small startups and established large firms within the tech industries looking to recruit diverse hires and expand their network.
During the 60 minute live event, we will shine a spotlight on women in tech, covering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a day in the life of a Digital Analytics Manager at Selfridges, and share advice on navigating your tech career. You’ll hear from our Digital Analytics Manager, Hannah Severin, and our Head of Recruitment and Diversity in Retail award winner, Sharlene John, on life at Selfridges as women of colour, and their top tips and tricks on how to grow your career in tech and digital.
Black Girls In Tech have partnered with J.P.Morgan to host a hackathon with the theme Sustainability in Fashion.What to expect?Networking opportunities with other Black Girls In Tech membersA prize for the winning teamComplementary drinks, snacks and foods during the eventTeams of 6-8 people will be allocated but we will do our best to accommodate any requests if you are registering for the hackathon with friends.
The Black Girls In Tech Mentoring Program is intended to associate black women at all phases of their journey with a mentor, offering encouragement and direction, to help mentees understand their untapped capacity and accomplish individual and expert objectives. Overall, our goal is to support them in manoeuvring within their field.
Mentees will be matched with mentors dependent on various factors including, area, industry, and skills these will be discovered during the process of enrolment.
Mentor and mentee applications now CLOSED!
Our aim is to provide a community, resources, and opportunities for black women in tech and those that want to get into tech.
Resources & Opportunities - Take a look at our wonderful resources and opportunities available.
Get into Tech - If you’re looking to get into tech? Let us help you get started on your exciting journey. Feel free to contact us and one of our team members will get back to you.
Black Girls in Tech have launched a recruitment drive under our BGIT Recruitment Agency to help you land your next job. Simply apply via the form and upload your most up to date CV to be added to our recruitment pool. If we find an opening that matches your profile you will be contacted about next steps/potential interviews with our partner companies.
As a community-lead organisation we want to know how we can do better for our members.
This is your chance to directly influence the events we host, the people we feature on the platform, the resources and services we provide. We want to know what you think we're doing right and the areas which we can improve. Have your say and you'll automatically enter a draw to win a Cult Beauty gift voucher.
Meet our Black Girls In Tech : Nigeria team who are dedicated to carry out our mission of making technology more accessible to black women in Nigeria by providing resources , education and opportunities. We hosted over 250 young women in our "Tap Into Tech" Conference in lagos, Nigeria in August.
BGIT is an amazing community which has put me in touch with so many like minded young women in the tech industry. Since joining last year and sharing experiences with other members - I gained more confidence in my skills which led to me landing a new front-end role with a salary that better reflected my skills, as well as the courage to share more of my work and branch out into freelancing on the side. I was also recently lucky enough to have placed as runner up in a BGiT competition to win a place on a UI/UX course, which I’m really looking forwards to starting. This community has provided so many great opportunities in such a short time, and I’m excited to see what comes next!
Black Girls in Tech has been amazing at helping me break into the tech space. When I first joined as a member I was welcomed and offered very useful advice and opportunities! I am gratefully for the support I received whilst starting my journey into tech. I hope other women get the same experience with BGIT.
I want to thank Black Girls in Tech for their mentorship programme , I would not have been able to come this far in my tech journey without them.
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