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Technology needs more women of color at the table. Femmecubator’s mission is to bridge inequities in tech through mentorship and community.
Promoting Learning Opportunities through Civic Technology Initiatives
Femmecubator is committed to creating opportunities for emerging technologists to lead and innovate.
Each year, we convene partner orgs and changemakers for the Open Sprints Civic Tech Hackathon—held in collaboration with universities, meetup groups, industry mentors, and grassroots tech organizations. Explore The Open Sprints Project, where technologists connect and contribute to impactful, socially driven initiatives.
How to Get Started
Attend Co-working Calls
Bring your fave snack, a personal project, good vibes, and join us on the Femmecubator Discord for our virtual co-working call. We invite mentors and sprint leads to demo their projects in the later part of the session too. Check things off your list as you build organic connections and meet your next mentor at this virtual event.
Become a Mentor
We are a volunteer-led community of mentors in Software and Product Development.
Join as a speaker/facilitator to host one-off and beginner-friendly workshops. Cohort mentors are paired up with a developer or design mentee to provide 1-on-1 support or while working to lead projects through The annual Open Sprints Hackathon.
Contribute to Civic Tech Projects
Every year, we assemble volunteers and cohort fellows to work on social good projects through Open Sprints. Projects are pre-planned by the Ops team, and will be launched at a hackathon event with a partner school. Our sprint and sync meetings operate within a 2-3 month timeline depending on the project’s complexity.
Shoutout from our Mentors
Anh V.
Sr. Software Engineer, The Farmer’s Dog
“I definitely credit my mentors and teammates at Femmecubator for helping me land an engineering role at a company I absolutely love! Being part of the team not only gave me technical experience, but also introduced me to incredible people who have grown to be my lifelong friends.”
Chyna S.
Sr. UX Designer, Boeing
“It’s been incredibly rewarding to share my knowledge and experiences with a community of women while gaining exposure to diverse perspectives and growing my leadership capacity.”
Women in tech statistics: An uphill battle
Gender Gap
While women make up 47% of all employed adults in the US, as of 2022, they hold only 28% of computing and mathematical roles.
Source: shegeeksout.com
Lack of Representation
Women identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander make up just 7% of the IT workforce and Black and Hispanic women accounting for 3% and 2%, respectively.
Source: www.cio.com
Hiring Culture in Tech
Tech layoffs in recent years impacted women the most. A study conducted by Revelio Labs (using data from Layoffs.FYI) found that female staff accounted for 47% of dismissals between September and December of 2022.
Source: reuters.com
News and Updates
Open Sprints 2025: Civic Tech Camp
Open Sprints: Civic Tech Hackathon is back for its second year, bringing together changemakers dedicated to building open-source solutions for the public good.
This year, we are hosting 3 open source projects in partnership with local orgs in New York.
Convene with the community. In partnership with mentors from Data + Women, we’re setting up infrastructure to impact citywide change via Equitable Mapping Design Challenge. A $500 Prototype Fund is awarded to the winning team.
Join a coalition of allies. From university students from Pratt Institute, to mentors from NYC tech orgs such as NYC Coders and Data + Women and Superbloom Design.
A Tech Gathering for Social Good. Flex your skills, network with peers, work on open source projects (dataviz, chatbot, research, design and code). Twenty Civic Tech Fellows receive free admission hackathon tickets, Open sprints merch when they support a project.
This program creates a supportive space where aspiring tech professionals can develop their skills on meaningful civic projects that address real community needs.
Femmecubator
Join the community of mentors and alums on Slack today!
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The Open Sprints Project
Be a contributor!
We’re building a virtual collaborative workspace at www.opensprints.tech
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