Teen Girls in Technology
Empowering girls to explore career opportunities in science, engineering, arts/design, & math (STEAM)
During the 2024-2025 school year YWCA Greater Atlanta piloted a new model for TGI-tech with 9th grade girls at Therrell High School. The program launched to help girls tap into their voice, explore technology, and design solutions to real-world community issues. Utilizing basic design thinking and tech tools, 6 InnovateHER squads submitted mobile app prototypes to address social challenges, including mental health, homelessness, and job readiness. At the end of the program 81% felt proud or excited to be in a STEAM program and 98% believe that people who look like them can succeed in STEAM careers.
Teen Girls in Technology (TGI Tech)
is YWCA Greater Atlanta’s STEAM initiative for girls. TGI Tech was established in 2006 to excite young girls about careers in science, technology, engineering, arts/design, and math through after-school instruction, college prep workshops, and field trip experiences. By helping our TGI Tech participants develop strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, we hope to increase their interest, confidence, and competence in STEAM subjects and put them on a path to non-traditional careers in science and technology.
YWCA Greater Atlanta advocates for policies that increase support for effective STEAM initiatives for girls from low-income communities in Georgia
From 2006 - 2020
TGI Tech was offered to middle and high school girls (ages 12-18) at 13 Title I public schools in Fulton, Dekalb, and Cobb counties
Participants learned through weekly after-school sessions, monthly college prep workshops, and field trips
200 TGI Tech participants graduated from high school and have moved on to college
“I’m proud that I’ve learned how to build new things and communcate with others.”
— Therrell High School TGIT student, 2025
