Our three city hubs each have growing tech sectors and robust entrepreneurial ecosystems as well as their own unique cultures and industries. We believe this combination within and across Chicago, DC and Miami can offer combined, representative learnings of the depth and breadth of the problems and solutions to replicate across the country for national change.

CHICAGO:

ADVANCING

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EQUITY

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IN MIDWESTERN

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TECH ECOSYSTEMS

Chicago is characterized by its expanding tech sector, prestigious academic institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurial and venture ecosystems, with one in three startups helmed by women.

TECH RELATED DEGREE COMPLETIONS GREW BY 37% FROM 2012 TO 2017!
SINCE 2013, CHICAGO’S TECH TALENT POOL HAS GROWN BY 10.5%, MAKING IT THE 6TH LARGEST TECH MARKET IN THE COUNTRY.
8.3% OF VENTURE INVESTMENT OCCURED IN THE MIDWEST – A NUMBER THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE.

WHY

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CHICAGO?

GET Chicago is actively building relationships with influential local organizations dedicated to enhancing, supporting, and scaling the city’s ongoing inclusivity efforts. We seek to collaborate with organizations, agencies, companies, and universities committed to narrowing the gender gap in tech—whether it’s their primary focus or a cause they’re passionate about.

DC METRO AREA:

EQUITY IN THE

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CAPITOL

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FOR

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MARGINALIZED TALENT

Renowned as a leading tech city for women in particular, including having some of the best pay equity in the country, DC possesses the essential components for the cooperative approach required to advance gender equity in the technology sector.

WOMEN MAKE UP NEARLY 29% OF THE TECH WORKFORCE IN DC, THE SECOND-HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE COUNTRY, YET ONLY 8% OF TECH WORKERS ARE BLACK WOMEN.
DC HAS BEEN RANKED AS A TOP TECH CITY IN THE U.S., DUES TO ITS GROWING TECH TALENT POOL, PROXIMITY TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA CENTERS, AND THE NUMBER OF FORTUNE 1000 COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED IN THE METRO AREA.
DC AREA ENTREPRENEURS RAISED MORE THAN $2.7B IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING IN 2016 AND THE CITY HAS A GROWING ANGEL INVESTOR COMMUNITY, ACCESS TO ACCELERATORS, AND FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING SOURCES.

WHY

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DC?

The nation’s capital presents unparalleled opportunities for tech professionals in areas such as security, government, and health. Numerous influential companies and startups, spanning various sectors, have offices in Washington DC and the surrounding metropolitan area. Given the substantial efforts already underway in the city to promote equity in tech, we are confident that this presents an opportunity for accelerated impact.

MIAMI:

INCLUSIVITY

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AND

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INNOVATION

IN GROWING TECH HUB

Miami’s core values of inclusivity, partnership, and collaboration, combined with its rapid tech job growth, create a distinctive chance to align Miami’s tech ecosystem around equity.

WHY

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MIAMI?

As global tech giants continue to establish their presence in Miami, the city is emerging as an epicenter of diversity, striving to become one of the most inclusive tech hubs in the nation. With the increasing visibility of women in particular, investors, and workers in Miami’s tech scene, our goal is to harness this growth to expedite the representation and leadership of all marginalized genders and races.

SOUTH FLORIDA’S TECH INDUSTRY IS 2 TIMES MORE DIVERSE THAN THE U.S. TECH INDUSTRY OVERALL, IN TERMS OF GENDER AND RACE. STILL, ONLY 23% OF THE REGIONAL TECH WORKFORCE ARE WOMEN, AND 13% ARE BLACK.

THE NUMBER OF TECH JOB LISTINGS IN MIAMI GREW 29% IN Q2 OF 2021, WHICH WAS THE FASTEST RATE OF JOB GROWTH IN ANY MAJOR U.S. CITY AT THE TIME WE LAUNCHED THERE.
MIAMI HAS A HIGHLY DIVERSE POPULATION, WITH 71% OF ITS RESIDENTS IDENTIFYING AS LATINO/A AND 14%  IDENTIFYING AS BLACK.

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