7 opportunities for women - Issue #10

Dear you,

If you are a woman, you would love this letter. If not, share this on your social media platforms or at least with one woman in your life.

Today, I'll share 10 brands + the opportunities they have shared to help women achieve gender equity! If you are a woman, APPLY! And share this letter with other women in your life.

A scholarship to study and build a career in design by Ingressive for Good and Geneza Training

Ingressive for Good (I4G) is expanding women’s access to design education to forge women’s equality in the design world in partnership with Geneza. In this scholarship, you can learn product (UI/UX) design, graphic design, and brand identity design. Apply here. It closes March 18, 2022.

Get funding for your business from FirstCheck

If you are a woman in Africa working on a startup (solo or in a team), FirstCheck would love to invest! It is a female-led angel/venture fund investing “ridiculously early” exclusively in technology ventures led by women in African. If you are a woman, and you have a tech business, apply here.

Free sponsorship for women entrepreneurs by Namecheap

Apply for a chance to get a new or existing website sponsored by Namecheap. They are celebrating International Women's Day 2022 by giving women entrepreneurs, creators, innovators, and dreamers everything they need to build their website for FREE (a domain, hosting, SSL certificate, and more). Apply before March 31, 2022. Apply now.

Tech Internship Opportunities with Team Apt and Ingressive for Good

Team Apt is giving 5 internship opportunities to women. Visit this career page to apply before 22nd March 2021. When asked how you heard about this job, tell them “Ingressive for Good”. Based on your performance, you may be offered full employment within the organisation, if chosen for the internship. Available internship roles are: Backend Engineer, Fullstack Engineer, QA Engineer, Product Manager, and UI/UX Product Designer (women only). Apply now.

Free advertising for African female businesses by Stax

Nominate a woman-led business to help them gain visibility to over 200,000 people on Stax. Stax is promoting businesses owned my women within 6 African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania. They want to celebrate women-owned businesses and help them make more money this 2022 by giving their business publicity. Know any African female-owned business? Nominate them here.

Paid Internship Opportunity at Bolt

Bolt supporting the career development of Nigerian women. This month-long internship programme to help women in Nigeria gain valuable work experience and fast-track their careers. The application process is easy — all you need to do is dedicate 10–15 minutes to answer 7 questions. We accept responses up until March 30th, 2022. There’s no better Woman’s Day present than helping your friend take her first step on the tech career path. Let her know about this programme and share the application form with her!

Student and travel scholarships powered by Google

Google is furthering Dr. Anita Borg’s vision of creating gender equality in the field of computer science by offering an academic scholarship, awarded based on academic performance, leadership, and impact on the community of women in tech. Apply here.

Bonus: Contributhon is a virtual open-source boot camp where ladies get the opportunity to work with open source organizations on selected projects with dedicated mentorship. You will also get a $500 dollar stipend to help cover expenses. Apply here.

Every International Women's Day, brands find different ways to celebrate women. Many times, it is performative. Other times, it is impactful. Some brands have missed the mark vying for popularity/creativity contest every March 8th, entirely missing the point - making sure women achieve gender equity. 

If you are a creator, a founder, or the person behind a brand, here's a tip: Instead of paying lip service for a trend, ask yourself - What can we do as a brand to help women achieve gender equity? If you don't know the answer, partner/fund/support with someone who is doing something about it. Enough talk, more action.

If you are a woman, Apply! Apply! Apply!

If you are a man, share this with a woman in your life.

With Love,

Blessing Abeng