She Started It screening (industry registration)

Student Professional Development

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 4:30 - 6 p.m. | Virtual

You are invited to join us for an evening recognizing women in entrepreneurship through the screening of She Started It, a documentary following the story of five young female entrepreneurs over two years of their business journeys. Event open to all genders.

  • 4:30 p.m.  |  Welcome
  • 4:45 p.m.  |  She Started It documentary screening
  • 5:50 p.m.  |  Closing remarks

She Started It gives a new face to the popular image of the tech entrepreneur: a female face. Following five young women over two years as they pitch VCs, build teams, bring products to market, fail and start again, She Started It takes viewers on a global roller coaster ride from San Francisco to Mississippi, France and Vietnam. Along the way it weaves in big-picture perspectives from women like investor Joanne Wilson; White House CTO Megan Smith; GoldieBlox CEO Debbie Sterling; and Ruchi Sanghvi, the first female engineer at Facebook.

The women of She Started It are diverse and highly relatable, and they set a powerful example which we believe will inspire the next generation to dream bigger and urge today's generation to support women entrepreneurs. The film aims to be part of the movement that will bring more female students into the tech entrepreneurship field. Currently, 96 per cent of venture capitalists are men. Women still account for less than 10 per cent of founders for high growth firms, and earn only 12.9 per cent of computer science degrees. Now more than ever, we need young women to see stories of grit, hope and empowerment.

Click here to watch the trailer

@SheStartedIt, #WomenInTech, #FemaleFounders, #WomenLead

 

 

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