Supporting women in technology has been at the forefront of our D&I journey, and we continue to make bold commitments and invest in programs that expand the community of women leaders in tech. Since 2016, VMware has invested over $1.5 million in Stanford University’s Seeds of Change program to provide technical and leadership training to young women in STEM. The program launched in September 2017 with 17 Stanford undergraduates and 65 high school students, and the program plans to expand nationally over the next three to five years.
We also founded the WT2 (Women Transforming Technology) conference, which brings together a consortium of global organizations to build community and tackle issues that are top of mind for women in technology. In 2017, VMware hosted the second annual WT2 conference, where 300 participants joined from more than 100 different companies and over 4,000 participated virtually to hear keynote speakers Kara Swisher and Gloria Steinem. With these programs and others, we are extending our efforts beyond our doors to foster a culture of inclusion across the technology industry as a whole.
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