OUR MISSION

Webgrrls International provides a forum for women in or interested in new media and technology to network, exchange job and business leads, form strategic alliances, mentor and teach, intern and learn the skills to help women succeed in an increasingly technical workplace and world.

HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS

• Webgrrls International was the first women's organization to fully utilize the Internet and World Wide Web as not only a means of international communication, but as a way to provide tangible benefits to Webgrrls chapters and members.
• Webgrrls is the first women's organization to provide both online and offline resources to women at all levels of Internet use, technological interest, and technical savvy.
• Webgrrls offers a non-competitive environment where women help one another succeed. If one of us succeeds, we all succeed.
• Webgrrls believes in being an all-inclusive, supportive network and at the forefront of using technology to better serve women.
• Webgrrls sets out to empower women to take charge of technology for their professional gain.

One of our philosophies is the "Need/Give" philosophy. Often at Webgrrls meetings, we ask that you state what you need from the Webgrrls group and what you can give back.

Empowerment means not only being open to help from others, but also turning around and giving back so that we all succeed. If you don't ask for it, no one will ever be able to help. Even if you don't know immediately what you can give back, once you hear what other members need, you'll suddenly find ways you can contribute. These are things that make Webgrrls different from most other women's organizations.

WHO ARE WEBGRRL MEMBERS?

Our membership is not exclusive to highly technical women. We are proud to boast a variety of professions from marketing managers, software engineers, and web designers, insurance adjusters, to women who are journalists, architects, artists, students, small business owners and stay-at-home moms.

There is no limit to what our webgrrls chapter can achieve as we all believe we can mutually benefit each other in many ways. Every program on the Internet started with one key stroke of programming. We are here to teach, give and receive the best a women's group can offer. It's the power of the members and their contributions that will ensure the future of the San Diego Chapter, the power that we believe has no end in sight.