BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170304T211257Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170710T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170710T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170304T211257Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170304T211257Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471549 DESCRIPTION: \;\n \;\n** Please RSVP on Eventbrite ** \;\n \; \nYou’re invited to join a special screening of a ground-breaking film t hat tells the story of five young women who dare to compete in the ruthl ess\, male-dominated world of high tech start-ups. \;\n \;\nTraile r: http://www.shestarteditfilm.com/about-the-film/trailer/ \;\n \; \nEven if becoming a founder isn’t your dream\, this film is a must-see. The women who produced and directed the film explore female under-repre sentation and gender inequity in tech\, as well as issues many women fac e such as risk aversion and self-doubt. The filmmakers’ goal\, as stated on indigogo\, “is to inspire young women to become entrepreneurs and co nsider careers in tech\, and also educate about how to sustain that care er.” \;\n \;\nBy following the story of these five founders\, you’ ll be amazed to see what ingenuity\, hard work\, temerity\, and focus ca n accomplish. We intend to create an even more impactful experience by i nviting the members of PDXWIT to watch this film together. This event is another opportunity to realize that our strength and talent is changing the future of technology. \;\n \;\nRead more about “She Started I t\,” at Indiewire. \;\n \;\nPDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech c ommunity by offering educational programs\, partnerships\, mentorships\, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment f or current and potential women in tech\, all of whom are committed to he lping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tec h and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towar ds reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the curr ent negative effects of that imbalance on women. \;\n \;\nTrans an d non-binary people are always welcome at our events. \;\n\n\nTags: p ortland oregon\, networking\, Science & Tech\, women in tech\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250471549 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdx-women-in-tech-pdxwit-she-started-it- movie-screening-tickets-32558543480 SUMMARY:PDX Women In Tech (PDXWIT) "She started it" Movie Screening LOCATION:PGE: 121 Southwest Salmon Street\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR