WWCode Announces Winners of the Applaud Her Awards: 100 Technologists to Watch

World’s Largest Women in Tech Community Recognizes 100 Technologists For Their Leadership, Accomplishments, and Contributions to the Industry 

ATLANTA – MARCH 28TH, 2023  —  Women Who Code (WWCode), the largest and most active community supporting diverse women in technology, is proud to announce the winners of the Applaud Her Awards: 100 Technologists to Watch. This list honors the accomplishments and impact of diverse women in the industry and consists of technologists, innovators, and leaders worldwide working in various technical fields.

Nominations for the Applaud Her Awards: 100 Technologists to Watch opened on January 20th and closed on February 28th, with the winners being announced on March 28th. Applications were considered by a committee of 12 tech industry leaders. The winners include diverse women from countries worldwide working in various fields, including Aerospace, Fintech, Data Science, DEI, and Environment. They range from CEOs, CTOs, and Founders, to mid and entry-level technologists that have accomplished incredible things. See the complete list here and below.

“There are so many diverse technologists who are doing incredible things, innovating, building, and creating the future every day,” said Alaina Percival, CEO and Co-Founder of Women Who Code. “These awards are a way to celebrate that, to highlight the roles we are in and to inspire others to be and become leaders in this field.”

In addition to the 100 Technologists to Watch, Women Who Code will also recognize twelve individuals with specific awards, including Global Impact Award, Empowering Tech for Social Good, Outstanding Executive in Tech Award, Emerging Technologist Award, WWCode Mentorship Award, Leading Change Award, Excellence in Engineering Award, WWCode Founders Award, Inspiring Innovation Award, and two WWCode Mission Awards. Seven individuals will also be given an Applaud Her Award for individual fields.

All of the winners of the Applaud Her Awards: 100 Technologists to Watch were announced on March 28th and will be celebrated through the following ten weeks across the Women Who Code communications channels, including social, blog, podcast, and video. Winners will also receive digital certificates and awards packages from Women Who Code.

The first Women Who Code Applaud Her Awards were held in 2014, where six individuals were honored for their accomplishments in the industry. Since then, it has grown to be an essential part of Women Who Code’s mission as a platform to elevate the work of women from underrepresented groups in the industry and change the public perception of tech.

Applaud Her: 100 Technologists to Watch Award Winners

Fatima Hasan Yasir	Hannah Lovelace	Irina Kamalova	Maggie Yun	Sara Inés Calderón
Sarah Igho Omoike	Venika Gaur	Ada Nduka Oyom	Narmada Nannaka	Shrishti Vaish
Soleil Acree	Veni Kunche	Yvette Edwards	Dize Hacioglu	Florence Eghwrudje
Georgia Bullen	Sapphire Duffy	Shanna Gregory	Stephanie Rideout	Anjali Menon
Danica Marsden	Deidra Artis Phyall	Hope Goins	Jessica Engström	Laura Bell Main
Zinet Kemal	Ann Barcomb	Isabella Hoesch	Janet Shih Henretty	Yvonne Grzenkowicz
Nyamekye Wilson	Christina Asquith	Lisa Carpenter	Mamonaheng Koenane	Maria Jimenez
Nancy Salazar	Viviana Acquaviva	Eliza Sarobhasa	Josie Daw	Kanchana Vivek
Sunitha Patel	Fereshteh Morgan	Heather E Williams	Jordon Miller	Stephanie Lamont
Ashmi Banerjee	Ioana Bica	Irina Preda	Mutale Nkonde	Shreeya Dhakal

Bhavya Batra	Dilafruz Shamsieva	Grisel Ancona	Karlin Kappala	Nadia Ujovich
Rachel Gillum	Sai K Honig	Sreyoshi Bhaduri	Tracey Grace	Yetunde Dada
Antonella De Caro	Janna Pruiett	Priyanka Vergadia	Ranjita Ghose	ToAnh Tran
Clare Lim Min	Dongmei An	Sasikala Jayalekshmi	Shubhi Asthana	Valerie Knafo
Gloria Dwomoh	Grishma Jena	Rashmi Muralidharan	Shannon Stewart	Sneja shah
Madona Wambua	Navati Jain	Stacy Devino	Vui Nguyen	Amarachi Amaechi
Beryl Baldwin	Dee Tuck	Faith K Pueneh	Luz De León	Oluchi Enebeli
Teuila Mau	Anita Jindal	Divya Mohan	Ouafa BENTERKI	Sabrina Vega
AmyJune Hineline	Emily Egan	Namrata Mayanil	Natalie Gil	Ruth Ikegah

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About Women Who Code
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