As Women’s History Month continues to unfold, institutions around the world are celebrating women in all fields.
In honor of Women’s History Month, here are five Black women who are currently revolutionizing the tech world.
- Amanda Spann: As the developer of The App Accelerator, Spann’s business program helps train developers who have an idea for an app, even if they’re just starting to experiment with tech. Through her program, she helps participants learn app entrepreneurship, develop the app through a step-by-step curriculum and provides coaching and other supportive materials to prepare for launch. One of Spann’s missions is to diversify and create more opportunities for Black women in tech. As of yet, the app entrepreneur has helped more than 30,000 app developers.
- Stephanie Lampkin: As the CEO and founder of Blendoor, Lampkin has helped revolutionize tech and the process of job interviewing with her recruiting platform. Through her software, she’s helped address unconscious bias in the hiring process, particularly regarding Black women. Lampkin has worked alongside major platforms like Microsoft and TripAdvisor throughout her 15 years in the tech business. Currently, she is also working with artificial intelligence and analytics.
- Annie Jean-Baptiste: Jean-Baptiste currently holds the Head of Product Inclusion position at Google. Along with consultation, communications and research, she’s helped address diversity issues in the company by creating programs to help with career development in several areas within Google. For her work, Jean-Baptiste has been recognized by many programs, serving as one of the 30 global finalists in the Rising Star program.
- Jessie Woolley-Wilson: As the President and CEO of DreamBox, Woolley-Wilson has been considered a pioneer in the Edtech industry. Through the online software service that helps elementary and middle school students with mathematics, she’s helped advocate for increased representation of Black women in STEM careers. For her work, Wooley-Wilson is a two-time recipient of the EdTech Digest’s prestigious leadership award.
- Brenda Darden Wilkerson: Wilkerson is the current president and CEO of the nonprofit AnitaB.org. Throughout her career, she’s focused on making the tech field accessible for all and equal regarding who holds positions.
As part of AnitaB.org, Wilkerson has helped increase membership from 1,600 to over 75,000 technology students. Prior to joining AnitaB.org, she was the director of computer science and IT education at Chicago Public Schools, leading initiatives such as “Computer Science for All.” With the initiative, she helped expand computer science courses by implementing them into the curriculum, inspiring the Obama administration to expand it nationwide.
