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SALT LAKE CITY — While Utah companies continue to struggle in achieving employment equity in the technology sector, Sen. Orrin Hatch and Oracle CEO Safra Catz helped celebrate Utah’s women tech leaders at an awards event Friday.

The Women Tech Awards is a program to “recognize women across all technology disciplines who are trailblazing new paths, leading and founding technology companies, and building innovative tools, technologies and experiences,” according to the Women Tech Council, the Utah-based organization that’s been hosting the event for the past 10 years.

Council co-founder and President Cydni Tetro said while Utah is home to a thriving innovation sector with more than 5,000 companies specializing in tech services and products, statistics reflect the […]

Two weeks ago, the New York Times featured Salt Lake City in an article. Have a guess at what the article highlighted.

Not the mountains.

Not the skiing.

Not the salty lake.

Not religion.

It was all about Salt Lake’s technology industry.

The Wasatch Front is now known as the Silicon Slopes, as it is one of the top regions in the nation for “Unicorns”, or fast-growth tech startups. “The region has given rise to at least five companies valued at more than $1 billion.”

It’s a great ecosystem to be involved in, whether you’re with a tech company, in government, seeking out venture capitalists, or an entrepreneur. There’s a culture of collaboration within the community. And “the emphasis on family permeates many […]

Salt Lake City—Here’s a statistic to chew on: looking at the current pipeline of students, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that by 2020, an estimated one million computer programming jobs in the U.S. will not be filled. The tech talent shortage isn’t a Utah problem, it’s a national problem—and its roots are dug deeply into our education system.

But how do you solve the STEM education problem? According to some in the tech community, that answer may lie within the industry itself, acting in its own best interest. A group of over 15 technology entrepreneurs and executives met at Utah Business’ annual technology roundtable Tuesday morning at Holland & Hart, discussing topics ranging from […]

In June, Susan Ho and Leiti Hsu, the co-founders of Journy, spoke out about sexual harassment by a prominent Silicon Valley VC–an action that resulted in his resignation. It also spurred a series of women to come out publicly about sexism, many reporting similar harassment experiences, particularly in the technology segment where women are woefully underrepresented and the power structure, in many cases, is skewed.

In a recent interview conducted by Lisa Wang, co-founder of SheWorx, Ho and Hsu related their discouragement that the conversation surrounding their company now included rhetoric about discrimination, in lieu of a […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 2, 2017  — Women Tech Council (WTC) is pleased to announce that Oracle CEO Safra Catz will be the keynote speaker at the 10th annual Women Tech Awards, an event to recognize technology-focused women driving innovation, impacting technology companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community.

“With her leadership, vision and passion, Safra Catz represents what all women in technology strive to achieve,” said Cydni Tetro, president of WTC. “Her presence at this event further validates the importance of recognizing the women who are growing the technology sector, and the importance of creating environments where all women can succeed.”

“I’ve known Safra for many years and am thrilled that she’ll be keynoting this year’s […]