Simply stated, there aren’t enough women in technology. According to CompTIA, only 24% of US IT professionals are female.

More Women In Tech Are Needed

Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights reported over 500,000 IT job openings were available in the US in the last quarter of 2013. That’s half a million jobs in areas such as cyber security, web design, network management, data analysis, and software development.

This gender inequality is also present within the WordPress community. We’re seeing more women attend and even speak at these events, but they still make up less than half of the audience. How do we change this under-representation?

More Women In Tech Benefit Everyone

Diversity of skills and backgrounds can only benefit the WordPress ecosystem. New eyes on projects, fresh perspectives, and different communication styles can help move us forward by leaps and bounds. As part of our goal to encourage audience diversity, we’re excited to partner with MailChimp to offer five scholarships to our Las Vegas conference February 27-28, 2015.

We Want To See More Women At Prestige Conference

Knowing what we do about the typical gender ratio that happens at tech conferences, we’re trying to encourage more women to attend our events. One way we’re doing this is by inviting female industry leaders to speak at every conference we put on. Another way we’re encouraging women to participate at our Las Vegas event is through our partnership with MailChimp to provide scholarships for women in tech.

Each scholarship covers one full conference pass (up to a $199 value). You’ll receive access to the Friday night Expert Business Panel, all Saturday Speaker sessions, lunch, and the infamous Prestige Conference After Party.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Friday, January 9th, 2015. Head on over to our MailChimp Scholarship Page to submit your application now.

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Know a woman who could use a boost to help build her business or career? Please share this scholarship opportunity with them!