ABOUT

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OUR MISSION

for Equity in Tech.

The current systems of power in tech and society deliberately exclude most of the population, and we’re currently 100 years away from gender parity in the industry. Impatient to close that gap, GET Cities designed actionable solutions to bring change to local communities and catalyzed a national movement.

Tech is at the top of the list when thinking about economically powerful industries. Technology dictates trends, globally moves the needle across industry sectors, and allows more people access to sustainable, fiscally beneficial work. It’s also more inaccessible than most industries and exacerbates other inequities in society due to its outsized influence.

We started with a focus on women in tech, but we quickly realized the problems went deeper and solutions needed to be broader – including a broader understanding and additional focus on trans and nonbinary people, who have historically been even further left out. Through listening and adaptation, GET Cities worked toward increasing the power and influence of all historically excluded people.

OUR GOAL:

Radically increase Equity

As a national initiative with former hubs in Chicago, the DC Metro Area, and Miami, Gender Equity in Tech (GET) Cities worked to radically increase equity and intersectionality in tech through three signature pillars:

ALIGN THE ECOSYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN TECH AROUND SHARED GOALS, VALUES, AND ACCOUNTABILITY

EXPAND ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

INCREASE ACCESS AND ADVANCEMENT TO THE TECH INDUSTRY FOR MARGINALIZED PEOPLE, WITH A FOCUS ON GENDER