# Feminist / Women / Gender Diversity in Tech Initiatives in Vienna

> _**Disclaimer:** this list is not maintained any more. Check out the [Awesome Tech Feminism](https://github.com/jackieklaura/awesome-tech-feminism/) repo on GitHub, which is kind of a follow-up project_

This is an open collection of organisations, meetups, (recurring) workshop, conferences, etc. on topics of feminism and technology, fostering gender diversity and the increased participation of women and non-binary folks in the production and facilitation of technology.

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## Organisations

- __[diebin.at](https://diebin.at)__ : queer\*feminist ICT collective providing ICT infrastructure and workshops
- __[Mz\* Baltazar’s Lab](http://www.mzbaltazarslaboratory.org/)__ : feminist collective and hackerspace with a focus on DIY projects on the intersection of arts, technology & feminism
- __[IEEE Women in Engineering Austria](https://www.facebook.com/groups/IEEEWIEAustria/)__ : Austrian chapter (with lots of connections in Vienna) of the [IEEE Women in Engineering](https://www.ieee.org/membership/women/index.html)
- __[Frauenreferat an der ÖH der TU Wien](https://htu.at/Frauen)__ : womens' department of the students union at the TU Wien
- __[OVE Fem – Frauen in der Elektrotechnik](https://www.ove.at/ove-network/ove-fem)__ _[lang:de]_: Frauennetzwerk im Österreichischen Verband für Elektrotechnik (OVE)
- __[VÖSI Special Interest Group Women in ICT](https://www.voesi.or.at/aktiv/special-interest-group-womeninict/)__ _[lang:de]_: Quartalsweise Meetups, Vernetzung und Kooperationen im Rahmen des Verbands Österreichischer Software Industrie (VÖSI)

Currently not active:

- __[A Noether Network](https://annoethernetwork.wordpress.com)__ : feminist network of MINT women and non-binary people (stalled since 2017)

## Meetups & Workshops

- __[Feminist Linux Meetup für Frauen\*, Non-Binary\*, Trans\* und Inter\* Personen](https://feminist-linux.diebin.at)__ : monthly meetup (main language German, but switching to English is fine if required)
- __[PyLadies Vienna](https://www.meetup.com/PyLadies-Vienna/)__ : bi-monthly meetup (alternating workshops and coding session) on Python and part of the international [PyLadies](https://pyladies.com/) network (stalled in Vienna between 2017 and 2019, but now active and running again)
- __[Django Girls Vienna](https://djangogirls.org/vienna/)__ : one day workshop to learn the basics of web application programming with Python and Django and part of the international [Django Girls](https://djangogirls.org/) community (first edition in Vienna 2017, second on in 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic situation, hoping for next one in 2021)
- __[Women && Code](https://womenandcode.org/)__ : initiative to bring women* into programming in Austria, which offers different events such as a JavaScript, a Web Dev, and a Python study group for beginners which takes place every second week in Vienna, as well as intensive workshops and Hackathons to complement the bi-weekly events.
- __[#TheNewITGirls](https://thenewitgirls.com/)__ : a community for women in tech with monthly meetups
- __[FNTI und Computer Kram](https://projekte.c3w.at/f_u_c_k)__ : monthly (currenlty irregular) meetings of women and non-binary folks interested in computer stuff and hacking as an alternative to rather male-dominated hackspaces (project page in german, but meetings often in english)
- __[Co-Mentoring Program - Women in Data](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8783061/)__ : monthly meetup of women* and non-binary folks who are interested in or working with data
- __[Frauen*-MINT-Wien](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8831209/)__ _[lang:de]_ : Netzwerk für Frauen*, die in technischen Berufen arbeiten sowie in Wien und Umgebung wohnen, mit monatlichen Stammtischen
- __[R-Ladies Vienna](https://www.meetup.com/rladies-vienna/)__ : local chapter of [R-Ladies Global](https://rladies.org/) that welcomes members of all R proficiency levels, whether you're a new or aspiring R user, or an experienced R programmer interested in mentoring, networking & expert upskilling

Currently not active:

- __[Feminist Python Meetup for Women\* and Non-Binary Folks](https://feminist-python.diebin.at)__ : monthly meetup for women and non-bianry folks (stalled since 2019)
- __[ngGirls Vienna](https://ng-girls.org/vienna/)__ : a half-day workshop for beginners to build an Angular Web Application (last event in 2018)
- __[Women in Tech Network Vienna](https://www.pydays.at/womenintech)__ : network of different women in tech initiatives (mostly a very low traffic mailing list currently)

## Conferences

- __[Women Techmakers Vienna](https://www.womentechmakers.at/)__