Tech LadyMafia

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Tech LadyMafia is a membership-based group of women in technology founded in 2011 by Aminatou Sow and Erie Meyer.{{cite web|url=http://fedscoop.com/tech-lady-mafia-not-your-average-networking-group/|title=Tech LadyMafia: Not your average networking group|last=Hochmuth|first=Colby|date=2013-06-21|website=|publisher=FedScoop|accessdate=2014-02-06}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.forbes.com/pictures/elld45eemkm/erie-meyer-29-aminatou-sow-28/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109072631/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/elld45eemkm/erie-meyer-29-aminatou-sow-28/|url-status = dead|archive-date = January 9, 2014|title = Erie Meyer, 29, Aminatou Sow, 28 - In Photos: 2014 30 under 30: Technology|last = Colao|first = J.J.|website = Forbes|access-date = 2016-03-05}} The group was founded in part to increase visibility of women working in technology in response to popular articles about the lack of gender diversity.{{Cite news|title=Tech women are busy building their own networks|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/tech-women-are-busy-building-their-own-networks/2014/01/08/60e356f2-7874-11e3-af7f-13bf0e9965f6_story.html|newspaper=Washington Post|date=January 8, 2014|accessdate=2017-03-21|last=Friedman|first=Ann}}

The group aims to encourage women to share and express ideas using current technologies.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/01/30/girls-ladies-folks-heres-a-visual-guide-to-what-you-should-call-that-group-of-individuals/|title='Girls? Ladies? Folks?' Here's A Visual Guide To What You Should Call That Group Of Individuals.|last=Hill|first=Kashmir|date=2013-01-30|work=Forbes|accessdate=2014-02-06}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/tech/news/a15301/tech-lady-mafia-aminatou-sow/|title=Meet the Woman Leading the Tech LadyMafia|last=Friedlander|first=Ruthie|date=2014-02-24|website=ELLE|publisher=|access-date=2016-03-05}}{{Cite web|url=http://feministing.com/2015/05/11/techfeminism-using-tech-to-build-power/|title=TechFeminism: Using tech to build power|last=Ridenour|first=Ryane|date=May 11, 2015|website=Feministing|publisher=|access-date=2016-03-05}} Its mailing lists have over 2,000 members;{{Cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/aminatou-sow-tech-ladymafia-it-girls-1647579004.html|title=Aminatou Sow: The Community Builder|date=March 7, 2016|accessdate=2017-03-21|last=Conger|first=Kate|publisher=Paper Mag}} they are used for asking advice, posting and finding jobs, and a "brag" list for sharing successes. The group also organizes in-person events, including networking meetups and technical trainings.

Sow moderates discussions on gender using the group as her platform.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/17/designing-better-conversations-online/|title=Designing better conversations online|date=June 17, 2017|website= TechCrunch|access-date=October 22, 2017}}