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Submit a feature: Wit - Her Story

Her Story is a Women in Technology initiative focused on highlighting incredible women and how they utilize technology throughout all STEAM fields. Each submission is celebrated across WIT social media platforms throughout the year.

We can't wait to hear from you! Please be patient with the submission process: it typically takes a few months for the post to go live. This form may take some time to fill out, expect approximately 15 minutes!

There are 5 sections:

General Information
Photos
Instagram Biography
Twitter Biography
Demographics

**Disclaimer if you are a PR or marketing department that is submitting on behalf of someone else, we need approval from the person directly before posting **

Submit a Feature: WIT - Her Story

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Section 1: General Information
What is your name?*
First Last
Address*
City State / Province / Region Country
If submitting on behalf of someone, please provide their email address so that WIT may contact for approval
If you have a LinkedIn, what is your username? (If none, write N/A)*
If you have an Instagram, what is your username? (If none, write N/A)
If you have a Twitter, what is your username? (If none, write N/A)
Where do you work? (University/Company Name)*
What are the social media account(s) associated with your university/company? We ask this so we are able to highlight your university/company if you are chosen for the WIT Her Story
Are you a first generation student?
- Yes, first generation college student
- Yes, first generation graduate student
- No, I am not a first generation student
What area of STEAM do you practice in? If you work in more than one field, please provide all areas*
If you're unsure where your field fits in, we took our classifications from this document: https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf13327/pdf/tabb1.pdf

Section 2: Photos
Guidelines for Photo Submission
- We would LOVE to see you in your field. Aim for a photo that showcases what you do... in the lab, office, field, anywhere you are showcasing your STEAM abilities.
- Please do not upload head shots
- Please remove any filters or text from the photos
- Please upload high resolution photos
- Photos of other STEAM-related activities are great to include as additional photos
Photo #1*
Please upload your photos and rename them FIRSTNAMELASTNAME# - for example JANEDOE1, JANEDOE2, JANEDOE3 (This helps us find your photos in our system!)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg.
Photo #1 Description*
Please provide a general summary of the story behind the picture you are submitting. How does it tell your story and represent your area of expertise?
Add a second photo?*
- Yes
- No
Photo #2
Please upload your photos and rename them FIRSTNAMELASTNAME# - for example JANEDOE1,JANEDOE2, JANEDOE3 (This helps us find your photos in our system!)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg.
Photo #2 Description
Add a third photo?*
- Yes
- No
Photo #3
Please upload your photos and rename them FIRSTNAMELASTNAME# - for example JANEDOE1,JANEDOE2, JANEDOE3 (This helps us find your photos in our system!)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg.
Photo #3 Description
Add a fourth photo?*
- Yes
- No
Photo #4
Please upload your photos and rename them FIRSTNAMELASTNAME# - for example JANEDOE1,JANEDOE2, JANEDOE3 (This helps us find your photos in our system!)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg.
Photo #4 Description
Add a fifth photo?*
- Yes
- No
Photo #5
Please upload your photos and rename them FIRSTNAMELASTNAME# - for example JANEDOE1,JANEDOE2, JANEDOE3 (This helps us find your photos in our system!)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg.
Photo #5 Description

Section 3: LinkedIn Biography
Your post will appear on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter, so we will request two versions of your biography. First, we will tackle the LinkedIn bio. Your bio should be a long paragraph (roughly 200 words) written in the third person. Please do not use emojis in your text. If not applicable, please enter N/A. **Disclaimer if you are a PR or marketing department that is submitting on behalf of someone else, we need approval from the person directly before posting **
Here is an example:

(@insertyourinstagramhandle) As the founder of Innovation for Good and a leader in the Global AI Center of Purpose, Michelle specializes in machine learning and cloud computing and has 14 years of experience in technology consulting. She is passionate about diversity, STEM education/careers for our minority communities, and is an avid volunteer with Girls Who Code. Her team is dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies and techniques (AI, Machine Learning, Cloud Platforms) to tackle some of the most meaningful societal challenges and make the world a better, more inclusive place for everyone." #STEAM #WIT #WomeninSTEAM
Please enter your LinkedIn biography (approx. 200 words) here:*
Please generate some hashtags for your post. Please include the #*
(e.g. #science #chemistry #scicomm #blackwomeninstem #latinasinstem #marinebiology)
Do you have any advice for someone who wants to be in the same career field? (Your advice may be posted to our social media networks)

Section 4: Instagram Biography
Your post will appear on both Instagram and Twitter, so we will request two versions of your biography. First, we will tackle the Instagram bio. Your bio should be a long paragraph (roughly 200 words) written in the third person. Please do not use emojis in your text. If not applicable, please enter N/A.
Here is an example:

(@insertyourinstagramhandle) As the founder of Innovation for Good and a leader in the Global AI Center of Purpose, Michelle specializes in machine learning and cloud computing and has 14 years of experience in technology consulting. She is passionate about diversity, STEM education/careers for our minority communities, and is an avid volunteer with Girls Who Code. Her team is dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies and techniques (AI, Machine Learning, Cloud Platforms) to tackle some of the most meaningful societal challenges and make the world a better, more inclusive place for everyone." #STEAM #WIT #WomeninSTEAM
Please enter your Instagram biography (approx. 200 words) here:*

Section 5: Twitter Biography
Your post will also appear on our twitter feed with the hashtags #womeninSTEAM and #womenintechnology - Twitter only allows 280 characters so after the hashtags that leaves you with up to 248 characters, including punctuation and spaces. These should focus only on your science and research, as there is limited space.
Here is an example:

As the founder of Innovation for Good and a leader in the Global AI Center of Purpose, Michelle specializes in machine learning and cloud computing and has 14 years of experience in technology consulting. #STEAM #WIT #WomeninSTEAM
Please type your 248 character twitter bio here:

Section 6: Demographics
We're collecting this information because:
1. We'd like to better represent the diversity of women in STEAM
2. We'd like to increase awareness about the incredible things women in STEAM are doing to our community
3. We want to hold ourselves accountable, using your data to help us improve our educational programs
While you will receive no direct benefits to participating in this demographics survey, the results of this survey will help us better understand what more WIT can do to help resolve the gender gap in STEAM fields.

Participation in this survey is VOLUNTARY. Please feel free to give as much or as little of this information as you feel comfortable. If you decide to participate now, at any time you are free to withdraw consent without consequences, and we will remove your information from our data set.

Disclaimer: The information you give will be submitted to WIT, kept confidential, and only used for research purposes. Please reference our privacy policy, located here (insert link).

If you have any questions about this data collection or your rights as a participant, please feel free to email us at pbolton@mywit.org
I have read and understand the above statement, and I give consent to participate in this survey.*
- Yes, I give consent
- No, I do not give consent
Optional Demographic Questions
These questions are optional and you may choose which questions to answer.
Would you like to participate in this demographic questionnaire?*
- Yes, I'd like to participate
- No, I do not want to participate
How old are you?
What Country are you from?
Country
Are you Hispanic/Latinx
- Yes
- No
Are you a woman of color (WOC)?
- Yes
- No
Are you a Black or Indigenous woman of color (BIWOC)?
- Yes
- No
Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?
- Yes
- No
Country specific racial data
We are collecting racial and ethnic data to compare the demographics of our followers to national data. We choose to not provide racial categories at a global scale given recommendations from the UN. Instead, we list the official racial categories used for each country's census from the top 5 countries our followers are from. Please choose all that apply. While India is among our top 5 countries, India does not collect race/ethnicity data as part of their national census. As such, we have chosen not to include that here.
If you are from the United States, what is your race? Check all that apply (categories adapted from the current US census https://2020census.gov/en/about-questions/2020-census-questions-race.html)
- African American or Black
- Asian or Pacific Islander
- Latino
- White
- Unknown
- Other
- Native American or American Indian
- Hispanic
Are there any other aspects of your identity that you'd like to share with us?
Thank you for your submission! Here is an outline of what to expect next:
1. your form will be emailed to us at pbolton@mywit.org
2. your submission will be briefly screened to determine if the form was properly filled out
3. your edited biography will be emailed back to you for your approval
4. you will be emailed with the date your biography will go live on WIT’s Instagram
5. your post will go live on our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages!
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