Women Techmakers: starting the conversation

Women Techmakers (WTM) is an initiative launched by Google on Google Developers Live to promote diversity and inclusion by highlighting the accomplishments of women in the tech industry. The inaugural WTM programming showcased six prominent women who shared insights on topics ranging from product testing and startup pitches to data visualization and handling large data sets. The initiative aims to inspire more women to contribute their expertise to the tech community, as evidenced by positive feedback from community members like Meghan Peters. Video highlights of the sessions include infographics on the 2012 Presidential Election by JESS3, hardware testing with Pixel Qi & One Laptop Per Child, and discussions on startup investment criteria with Startup VC and NewME Accelerator. Google encourages suggestions for future WTM participants, inviting the community to nominate inspiring women using the hashtag #WTM.