TechWomen is now recruiting women in the San Francisco Bay Area to serve as Professional and Cultural Mentors for the October 2013 program. Professional Mentors host participants at their company during the month of October and coach them on a project. Cultural Mentors serve as ambassadors and help participants acclimate to life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mentors have a chance to impact the life of an emerging woman leader from Africa and/or the Middle East and build a network of like-minded professionals across the globe. 

The Professional Mentor online application deadline is June 15 and the Cultural Mentor application deadline is August 1. For more details, visit: www.techwomen.org/mentors. 

About TechWomen: TechWomen, initiated by former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2011, connects emerging leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Africa and the Middle East with their counterparts in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area for a professional mentorship and exchange program. TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and is managed by IIE’s Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives in San Francisco.