Empowering Girls in Tech — Bootcamp to Work 2023
YOUTHinc's 6th internship: a bootcamp-to-work programme for 24 young female engineers with erxes Mongolia, 15 August – 15 November 2023.
An intervention to bridge competency and gender gaps in Mongolia's tech industry: technical bootcamp, leadership workshops and three months of real work on the erxes XOS platform, with job offers for successful graduates.
Objectives
“Empowering Girls in Tech” is YOUTHinc's 6th internship program — an intervention to bridge competency and gender gaps in Mongolia's tech industry through Bootcamp to Work 2023: practical training and work experience in partnership with erxes Mongolia.
- Support and develop skilled future female engineers studying or graduated in information technology
- Reduce gender inequality in the IT industry and increase women's participation
- Help interns acquire the soft skills and competencies employers require
- Connect interns with erxes Mongolia and other tech employers; contribute to gender-sensitive workplaces and decent work
- Mentoring and networking: introductions to Mongolian and international professionals, guidance and support, study tours to organisations
What participants gained
- Assessment — knowing who you are: 16 Personalities, Wingfinder, case questions, SWOT analysis
- Part of a global development opportunity, contributing to SDGs 4, 5, 8, 10 and 17
- A professional network across companies and international organisations
- Capacity building (reskilling and upskilling) and a certificate of completion
- Real projects on the erxes XOS platform — built by Mongolian engineers and acclaimed in Silicon Valley
- Mentorship from experienced Mongolian and international technology professionals
- Study tours and networking at national and international organisations
- Job offers from erxes and partner organisations for successful graduates
Recruiting and dates
- Applications: 12–30 June 2023
- Interviews: 1–7 July
- Decisions: 8–10 July
- YOUTHinc membership verification: until 8 August
- Practical work experience: three months, 15 August – 15 November 2023
Partners
YOUTHinc and erxes Mongolia jointly implemented the program with a shared mission: to reduce gender inequality in the IT industry, increase women's participation, improve the skills, development, social participation and leadership of young female engineers, prepare them for future jobs and promote decent work.
The program was supported by Women in Tech Mongolia, whose industry experts took part, and by the Decent Work for Youth Network in Mongolia — 17 governmental and non-governmental organisations working on youth development, employment and labour rights.
erxes Mongolia had run Bootcamp to Work 2022 for creative young people eager to learn; in 2023 it ran the bootcamp under the “Empowering Girls in Tech” name together with YOUTHinc.
Main activities and timeline
1 · Recruitment and selection of qualified young female engineers
Applications 12–30 June; interviews 1–7 July; decisions 8–10 July; YOUTHinc membership verification until 8 August.
2 · Needs assessment and orientation (8–16 August 2023)
Knowing who you are — 16 Personalities, Wingfinder, case questions, SWOT; program introduction; team allocation, meetings and task assignment; internship agreement.
3 · Bootcamp and technical skills training (August–September 2023)
Comprehensive bootcamp and training focused on the technical skills the tech industry needs.
4 · Leadership workshops and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
Developing leadership and soft skills among the young female engineers, including peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing sessions.
5 · Practical work experience (15 August – 15 November 2023)
Three months contributing to real solutions on the erxes XOS platform, ending with graduation and job offers for successful interns.
In participants' words
It wasn't just a program — it was a sanctuary of growth, where coding skills were paralleled by the invaluable art of connection.
These encounters played a pivotal role in shaping my identity — uncovering my true aspiration to contribute to society through the fusion of technology and design.
Stepping out of my comfort zone, I found joy in unraveling the tech world for others.
During the phishing demo, I accidentally answered my own question before I could even ask it.
- See all 16 testimonials
Stories & announcements
- “Empowering Girls in Tech” — оролцох нь
- Empowering Girls in Tech — Bootcamp to Work 2023 Welcoming & Onboarding
- Me in "Empowering Girls In Tech" Internship
- "Empowering Girls in Tech"
- The Fundraising event and the “Empowering Girls in Tech” Project
- My experience as "Empowering Girls in Tech" intern
- My experience as a Empowering Girls in Tech intern
- Empowering Girls in Tech Internship Graduation and Closing day
