48: Rethinking Data Science and Advancing Women in Tech at Amazon

Nancy Wang is the General Manager of Data Protection Services at AWS and the Founder and CEO of Advancing Women in Tech (AWIT). In today's episode, Nancy shares the story behind AWIT, and how this nonprofit organization is dedicated to empowering women to attain more leadership roles in product and tech.  We discuss the importance of mentorship and continuing education for women and underrepresented individuals to help accelerate their careers in the tech industry. AWIT has already put 27,000 individuals worldwide through its Coursera-based courses, which range from real-world to cloud product management. AWIT is opening up its mission and scope to serve more women and underrepresented groups to empower women at all stages of their tech career. Nancy reveals how, by focusing not only on early career stages, but also on those already in the pipeline who are just a few steps away from reaching the senior executive level or C-suite, they are making a real difference - and sparks ideas for how you can do the same.