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HarvardWIT+ Mentoring Program Applications NOW OPEN!

Program Objectives
  • Increase retention and promotion of women in IT roles
  • Provide coaching and tools for career development
  • Promote networking and internal mobility via pairings across Schools
  • Engage and empower women in IT roles
  • Build confidence and self-advocacy skills
Program Goals: Measurable increases in
  • Confidence levels of participants
  • Engagement levels of participants
  • New cross-School connections
  • Women applicants to open IT positions across Harvard
  • Increase percentage of women in IT roles grades 57-59
Eligibility Criteria

Mentees

Mentors

Identify as a woman

All genders

Grade 58 or below

Any grade level (we seek to match mentees with a

mentor in a higher grade level)

At least two years in an IT-related role and one

year in current Harvard role (full time/perm)

At least two years in an IT-related role (full time/perm)

Able to commit at least 1 hour/month for six

months.

Able to commit at least 1 hour/month for six

Months.

  Diversity in STEM Mentoring Orientation

HarvardWIT+ Mentoring has partnered with the Harvard Women’s Center WiSTEM and the Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (HGWISE) Mentoring programs to strengthen the support and community for marginalized groups in STEM at Harvard. Join us for our Diversity in STEM Mentoring Orientation on September 21st at 7:00 pm to interact with Harvard staff, students, and faculty in STEM. This event is open to all and does not guarantee acceptance into the program.

Agenda:

  • Introductory remarks from Sherri Ann Charleston, Harvard’s Chief Information Diversity Officer
  • Benefits and resources available to support this mentoring community
  • For potential mentors: From Allyship to Advocacy with Alexis Stokes, Diversity Information Officer, SEAS

Please register for this event in advance.

Outlook invitation will be sent on the day of the event to all who register.

Additional Information

  • Submitted applications do not guarantee participation
  • Applicants must apply to be either a mentor or mentee, not both
  • Meetings between mentees/mentors are expected to take place during working hours

 

Applications: Open now through Friday, October 15

Apply Here

 

Participation status will be sent to all applicants by Friday, October 29

Please email WIT_mentoring@harvard.edu if you have any questions

See also: Message from the Chairs