Audrey Pe on Breaking Barriers in Technology
Audrey Pe (@audreyisabelpe) is the Founder and Executive Director of WiTech (Women in Technology), a nonprofit organisation that aims to educate, inspire, and empower youth to make a difference and break gender barriers using technology. Through WiTech, she has been working on projects at the intersection of technology and education since she founded the organisation at age 15. She is now 18 and on a gap year before heading to Stanford University this fall where she plans to major in Science, Technology, and Society. Her work with WiTech has garnered her recognition as a 2019 Global Teen Leader, 2018 Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs District awardee, 2019 Zonta Women in Technology Asia-Pacific District Scholar, Opportunity Desk 30 Under 30 Changemaker, and 2019 Women in Tech Global Aspiring Teen Award Finalist. She has also been featured in local and international publications like Esquire and the Philippine STAR. Overall, Audrey works towards a future where youth--regardless of gender or socioeconomic status--have access to technology and the potential to use it for social good. Audrey can be found on Instagram @audreyisabelpe and WiTech is on Instagram @witechorg. Follow Generation Slay on Instagram and Twitter @generationslay, and check out our LinkedIn if you so desire. We also have a Discord Server where we can chat! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave a [positive] review, I'm begging you. It helps more Gen Slayers find and join our wonderful community, and we all need community in this trying time, so it's more important than ever. Find your [favorite] host, Emma Havighorst, on all socials @emmahavi and at www.emmahavi.com. See ya next Tuesday!