{"id":6058,"date":"2021-02-16T09:25:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T09:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website23-prsrhearfpxnbzqh.afiniti.io\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:54:24","slug":"sparking-interest-in-tech-careers-with-ignite-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afiniti.com\/sparking-interest-in-tech-careers-with-ignite-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparking interest in tech careers with Ignite Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
On February 10th, we hosted a virtual field trip and Q&A session with Ignite Worldwide<\/a>, a global nonprofit that has supported the STEM education of over 80,000 girls and non-binary youth from underserved communities.<\/h6>\n

Sixteen high school students from Eastlake High School in Seattle attended the event, which kicked off with a presentation of Afiniti\u2019s work and a virtual tour of Afiniti\u2019s international offices through photos and stories.<\/p>\n

Some of us then shared personal stories of our career paths leading to Afiniti. This was followed by a Q&A session where the students learned more about our careers and backgrounds, and what life is like at a technology company. They asked many thoughtful questions, even more than time allowed to answer.<\/p>\n

The final part of the event was a breakout session where we went through interactive AI exercises to further explain how machine learning works, including beating Afiniti\u2019s AI at rock paper scissors!<\/p>\n

We were thrilled to learn that after attending this event, 100% of the students indicated they were interested in STEM based on a survey<\/a> by Ignite Worldwide. One student reflected: \u201cThe women at Afiniti really empowered me to believe that I do have a place in STEM and I can do whatever I want to do. I loved hearing their opinions and stories and they inspired me to pursue STEM even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

It has been a privilege to be part of this meaningful cause. Kudos to my colleagues Lindsay Hua, Holly Jones, Priya Sangameswaran, Rida Shah, and Caroline Mehta for making this a success.<\/p>\n

We look forward to participating in future opportunities to reach out to those who can benefit from our stories and knowledge.<\/p>\n

by Caroline Dollman, Director of Business Development & Events<\/em><\/p>\n

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On February 10th, we hosted a virtual field trip and Q&A session with Ignite Worldwide, a global nonprofit that has supported the STEM education of over 80,000 girls and non-binary youth from underserved communities. Sixteen high school students from Eastlake High School in Seattle attended the event, which kicked off with a presentation of Afiniti\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-6058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-latest-thinking"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t