Aminatou Sow

Aminatou Sow is co-founder of Tech LadyMafia which supports women in technology.[1] She cohosts the podcast Call Your Girlfriend[2] and will host a forthcoming Pineapple Street Media podcast focused on travel for women of color.[3]

In 2014, Sow was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list, which cited her work on Tech LadyMafia as well as her job as digital engagement director for veterans organization IAVA.[4]

Sow was born in Guinea,[5] and grew up in Nigeria, Belgium,[6] and France as the child of diplomat parents. She now lives in the United States.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://fedscoop.com/tech-lady-mafia-not-your-average-networking-group/
  2. ↑ Caroll, Rebecca (February 25, 2016). "Rebecca Traister's 'All The Single Ladies' is a singularly triumphant work". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Dodson, P. Claire (9 September 2016). "Jenna Weiss-Berman: "I'm Proud Of Making Stuff Not Just For White Guys"". Fast Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Colao, J.J. (2014). "Erie Meyer, 29, Aminatou Sow, 28 - pg.21". Forbes. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "3 African women who made Forbes 2014 30 Under 30 list". GoWoman Magazine. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Conger, Kate (March 7, 2016). "Aminatou Sow and Her Listserve, Tech LadyMafia, Helps Connect Women In Tech". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Demby, Gene (August 9, 2014). "'Are You, Like, African-AMERICAN Or AFRICAN-American?'". NPR. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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