Technology is one of the key drivers of female economic empowerment, though the fields women participate in are still gendered. Joyce Agbanobi and her team are trying to fix that problem through their Black Women Paving Ways Initiative.
An enthusiastic Tech leader who is passionate and committed to closing the gender gap for women of color in technology, Joyce is a Technical Program Manager Lead at Microsoft with over 7 years + of experience in ecommerce sectors.
In this interview with ESTHER IJEWERE, Joyce shares her inspiring story and how her company is determined to support women transition into different parts of the tech industry.I remember growing up being the only girl in a family of six . With my dad being a Mechanical Engineer working in oil and gas, all he knew and wanted was for all his kids to be Engineers, Medical Doctor, or a huge disappointment.
So, in 2020 during COVID-19, I started sharing knowledge on LinkedIn, IG, Clubhouse and had some technology series on a friends YouTube Channel- ‘How to break into the technology,’ with some technical trainings. I also mentored women for free, but got overwhelming after a while and knew I couldn’t scale doing this alone. So, I partnered with my Grad school friends who were also passionate about increasing the percentage of women in the space.
Whether you are a business owner, a Product Manager or wanting to get into the AI Space, in-depth data analytics knowledge is very key. Hence, BWPW is partnering with some Snr. Data Engineers at Amazon, Google, and Samsung to hold a 2- weeks Hands on free Master Class to train women in Advanced Excel, SQL, Python and Tableau, with an opportunity to solve a real-life business problem through hands on project.
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