Ada's List launched in London in October 2013, by Merici Vinton, Anjali Ramachandran, Rosa Birch and Nicki Sprinz.
Born out of the systemic inequities the founders were seeing develop and being perpetuated in the tech industry, Ada's List started life as an email list to help connect women who worked in technology. Since then, the list has grown organically, via word of mouth, to now include over 7,500 women globally.
The environment for women in tech isn't sunny - and is actually getting worse.
Only 2% of VC funding goes to women founders; the number of women in IT has halved in the last 20 years - when the data shows that companies with women in leadership positions outperform their peers.
We aim to connect women in digital to one another, provide stimulating content that elevates individual commitment for change in the tech industry, and generally encourage a more inclusive and diverse environment in the industry.
Women join Ada’s List to recruit new teammates or job hunt themselves; look for suppliers or vendors; find co-founders; get and give advice; meet up face to face; people join Ada’s List to connect and act.
Ada’s List is a community that serves as necessary infrastructure for a healthy and thriving tech industry that works for all.
Communities like Ada’s List keep women in the tech industry by providing off the record advice, peer to peer support, and mentoring when they need it the most.
READ OUR AGENDAWomen join Ada’s List first and foremost to find a community of women - who, like them, felt isolated in their offices, careers, or alone working at workplace in tech.
Ada's List gives members the chance to:
The Ada’s List community is free of charge and is for anyone to join, as long as you are a woman - or identify as a woman - who works in and around technology.
New joiners fill out a quick online form and, after double checking their application, they are given access to our online community, based on the Mobilize platform, and are confirmed as an Ada’s List member.
Joining Ada's List gets you access to our vibrant online community and the opportunity to connect with Ada's everywhere around the world - plus the knowledge that thousands of women in tech are in your corner.
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