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Registrations now open for Women Tech Quest 2022

Women Tech Quest 2022, an initiative of 10Pearls University, is a platform for women to compete, network and showcase their tech talents. The 6th edition of Women Tech Quest (WTQ) is scheduled to take place on March 12, 2022, and will be physically held in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Registrations are now open, and participants can purchase passes to book their spot.

WTQ, launched in 2017, is a competition dedicated to help women excel in their technology careers, and also win amazing cash prizes and exposure. Additionally, there are motivating speaker sessions and hands-on workshops, in which leading professional women share their experiences to help other women grow.

According to Zeeshan Aftab, Co-Founder, 10Pearls, “This is our sixth consecutive year of successfully conducting Women Tech Quest. This event is closely aligned with our core value of purpose; to create opportunities for women, empower and strengthen the tech community, and make a difference. As strong proponents of gender diversity, WTQ is one of our pioneering initiatives to provide an established ecosystem for women.”

Multiple competition streams
The competition comprises of three streams; Coding, Testing and Design. The Coding competition includes a series of problems presented to the participants; they can use any programming language to solve them. The Testing competition presents contestants with a set of objectives to test database and automation concepts; while the Design Competition requires participants to solve a UI/UX challenge, and their approach towards user research, persona building and user flows is gauged.

Participants can register for either Professional or Student category for each stream. Each city will have six winners (2 from each competition stream), and in total there will be 18 winners.

Invigorating speaker sessions and workshops
Apart from the Competition, WTQ will also feature inspirational speaker sessions by esteemed women such as Halima Iqbal, CEO/Founder, Oraan; Dr Asia Khanum, Founder of Emerging Technologies Labs; and Fatemah Sajwani, Manager, Global Talent Sourcing at KeepTruckin. The opening keynote will be delivered by Carrie Kerpen, Managing Director, 10Pearls.

The event will also host interactive workshops on Mental Health in an Unequal World by Dr Zainab Zadeh, Psychologist Consultant, Manchester Global Foundation; Mental Maps for Personal Leadership and Success by Uzma Sadaqat, Founder, Wellnesshive; and Find your Balance by Dr Tasnim Rehna, Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, NUML Islamabad.

Endorsed by leading companies
As the event of the year for tech women, WTQ 2022 is endorsed by top names in technology and other industries. This time, our partners include renowned names such as AWS Pakistan, NIC Karachi, Microsoft Learn Islamabad, GDG Islamabad, WomenTechmakers Lahore, PWiC, Epiphany and CaterpillHERS. The event is sponsored by KeepTruckin, Sastaticket, AWS Community Pakistan, Swvl, GiftKarte, Hunza Candles and Junkie Crafts.

How to participate:
Candidates can purchase their e-ticket via any of WTQ’s ticketing partners. The process is extremely easy to use, and you can get your e-ticket within minutes!

Purchase via bookme.pk: https://bit.ly/3B8wxLH
Purchase via ticketwala.pk: https://bit.ly/35kojEl

For more details about Women Tech Quest, download the WTQ app from Play Store or App Store, or visit www.womentechquest.com

WTQ has limited slots, so sign up at your earliest to win exciting prizes and benefit from fantastic exposure and networking!

How Women-centric Events Empower Women and Why You Should Attend Them

In the past 5 years, there has been an increase of women in STEM fields in Pakistan. However, the gender gap is still significant and much work needs to be done in order to encourage women to enter, stay and grow in different science and technology fields. Women-centric events such as Women Tech Quest (5th edition to be held on April 3, 2021) play a key role in women empowerment and contributing in the overall growth of the tech industry.

Women-centric and women-led technology events bring together unique resources and opportunities for women. Here are six ways they empower women and why you should be a part of them.

1) Identify Your Allies

Career opportunities are often very different for women, as they have to juggle managing family and work-life balance. Tech companies that organize/sponsor/endorse women events are clearly committed to empowering and enabling women in technology. When you attend a women-centric event, you get to identify these companies, and you can later potentially partner with them for different initiatives, or even work for them and advance your career!

2) Engage in healthy competition

Events that host contests and competitions are an excellent platform to engage in healthy competition. They teach you how to be more focused on the task and not only complete it quickly, but also accurately. Tech competitions like WTQ which focus on multiple areas such as coding, testing and design are an excellent platform to build and test your strategy, composure and execution.

3) Connect with Influential Women


Women-centric events invite influential women as speakers/panelists. Attending such events provide a chance to connect with these women and learn from what they have to say. Their experiences and journey can help challenge and improve your perspective, better understand your strengths and weakness, and inspire you to invest more in your growth.

4) Network with the Right People

Networking plays an important role in advancing your career, especially when moving towards leadership roles. Women-centric competitions and conferences enable you to connect with like-minded seniors and peers. Events like Women Tech Quest allow you to branch out, form new relationships and strengthen existing ones.

5) Content that Resonates With Women

Women-centric events bring forward topics that resonate better with women. Speaker sessions, and especially panel discussions, are a great way to ignite candid conversations about different issues that affect women at work. They encourage dialogue regarding diversity and inclusion, and give a platform for women to express their opinion freely.

 

6) Celebrate and Champion Women

Women-centric events are a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and aspirations of professional women. They provide a platform to learn from trailblazer women, inspire your peers and juniors, and improve your own skills.

 

If you are a woman in tech and wish to showcase your technical and analytical skills – be it through coding, testing, or design – sign up for Women Tech Quest 2021! Held online, the competition is for women across Pakistan. It is absolutely free to participate in, and offers all the benefits mentioned above – plus exciting cash prizes and giveaways. Registrations are currently open, so sign up now!

To register and for more info: https://www.womentechquest.com/

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