🧠 Week 1: What Is Deep Tech — And Why Women Belong in It. Part of the 30-Week TechSheThink Series: Empowering Women in Deep Tech

 

We’re launching something bold. 

Something intentional. 

Something that speaks to the future we want to build.

This is Week 1 of TechSheThink’s 30-week journal series: a journey into deep tech, ethical innovation, and the women who are shaping it.

 Each week, we’ll explore a theme — from quantum computing to climate tech, from algorithmic bias to funding gaps — and we’ll do it through a lens of empowerment, creativity, and radical inclusion.

So let’s start here:

What is deep tech? And why do women belong in it?

💡 Deep Tech Isn’t Just “Advanced” — It’s Transformational

Deep tech refers to technologies rooted in scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovation. Think:

• Artificial Intelligence

• Quantum Computing

• Biotechnology

• Robotics

• Climate Tech

• Advanced Materials

• Space Tech

These aren’t just buzzwords. They’re the building blocks of the next era — the tools that will shape medicine, energy, education, and even democracy.

And yet, women — especially women of color, disabled women, and LGBTQ+ innovators — remain drastically underrepresented in these fields.

🚫 The Myth of “Too Technical”

There’s a persistent myth that deep tech is too complex, too niche, too inaccessible for women — especially those without a traditional STEM background.

But here’s the truth:

Women have always been at the forefront of innovation.

From Hedy Lamarr’s frequency-hopping invention (which led to Wi-Fi) to the women behind CRISPR, climate modeling, and ethical AI — we’ve been here. 

We’ve been building. We’ve been solving.

What we need now is visibility, access, and support.

🌱 Why TechSheThink Exists

TechSheThink was born from a simple idea:

What if we built a space where women could explore deep tech without gatekeeping?

Where creativity meets code. 

Where ethics meet engineering. 

Where storytelling meets strategy.

This series is part of that mission.

Each week, we’ll unpack a topic, share resources, and spotlight women who are changing the game — not just in labs, but in startups, classrooms, and communities.

✨ What’s Coming Next

Over the next 30 weeks, we’ll dive into:

• Bias in algorithms

• Women-led climate tech

 

• Building a deep tech portfolio

• Funding gaps and how to close them

• Feminist futures in AI

• And so much more

This isn’t just a blog series. It’s a movement.

And you’re invited to be part of it.

📣 Call to Action

💬 What does deep tech mean to you?

Drop a comment, share your story, or tag a woman innovator you admire.

Let’s start this journey together — and make sure no one gets left behind.