On MLK Day, the RWF Teens participated in a special Tech Career Fair organized by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology at the headquarters of Compuware Corporation in downtown Detroit. Ellen Bourke, president of MCWT, summed up why organizing this event for the RWF Teens was so imperative to her: “It’s very important because there are many scholarships and many opportunities available that [girls and women] aren’t taking advantage of. [Technology] is a great career for women, and currently we are vastly underrepresented in the field.”

The Tech Career Fair featured interactive discussions on how technology affects every aspect of our lives from the automobiles to healthcare. The many areas touched by technology impressed RWF Teen Jazzmin Jones, “Technology is a career field I’m interested in studying in college, so I [was] really excited to learn about all the opportunities.”

The RWF Teens also heard from women who have reached great heights in technology and received sound advice on what they should do to be come successful in this important field. To learn more about the Tech Career Fair, click on this link to see the story that ran on WDIV Local 4 TV.

The RWF is grateful to Ellen Burke of MCWT and the many inspiring women who took time out of their days to speak to our Teens about the wonderful opportunities a career in technology holds.