Women On Top: 10 of the Top Women in Tech in 2020
In Silicon Valley, only 11% of executive positions are held by women. There’s an obvious disparity between the sexes when it comes to the top positions in tech.
But that doesn’t mean all hope is lost. In this article, we’ll show you the top women in tech for 2020 so you get some motivation and inspiration.
1. Jasmine Anteunis
Jasmine hails from France and founded an AI chatbot company called Recast.AI in 2015. Her product is so successful that it has over 20 high-profile customers and was bought by the software company SAP in 2019.
2. Elina Berglund
This Swedish woman started off her career in engineering physics. She went on to create a revolutionary algorithm for her app Natural Cycles in 2013. The algorithm tracks the fertile periods of women for natural family planning.
This app is used in over 200 countries and close to a million users have downloaded it.
3. Chantelle Bell
Chantelle is the cofounder of Syrona Women, which focuses on fertility for now. However, they plan on expanding their products in the near future. This English techy has also developed an at-home cervical cancer screening kit.
4. Manal Al Sharif
This Saudi Arabian computer scientist is the founder of Women2Hack Academy and has made waves in her country.
Not only was she the only woman at Saudi Aramco (where she worked as an IT security specialist), but she also sparked the movement allowing women to drive. This all started when she posted a driving video on her social media account, which got her thrown into jail for over a week.
5. Joy Buolamwini
This Ghanaian-American computer scientist is the founder of Algorithmic Justice League. She is also a digital activist that wants the community to take a closer look at bias in AI technology.
6. Eileen Burbidge
This American venture capitalist helped found Passion Capital, which is a group that helps entrepreneurs. Currently, she’s based in London and is the Chair of Tech City UK.
7. Sue Black
This UK techy founded #techmums, which is a charity that offers technology classes to mothers. Sue is a computer scientist and is now a government advisor, as well as a mentor at the Google Campus for Mums.
8. Ursula Burns
Ursula was the CEO of huge name brand Xerox from 2010 to 2016, which made her the first African-American to hold an executive position in an S&P 500 company. Today, she is the chairwoman of Xerox and one of the founders of Change the Equation.
Be One of the Top Women in Tech
Now that you know the top women in tech, hopefully, you can take this information and let it strengthen you. Although it’s hard to break through the male-dominated industry, it’s still possible! So follow your dreams to make great things happen.
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