Sitting to Take a Stand
Why?
Sit With Me invites everyone to validate and recognize the important role women play in creating future technology by taking a small but symbolic action: sit in a red chair and share your story.
Quotable
“THE RED CHAIR…it was so wonderful, it gets capital letters! was the perfect feature to include. The young ladies got the sense that their passion for technology is truly needed in the world.”
– Corporate SVP
Sit with Me Events
Montana State University
Continuing Support of Women In Tech
Montana State University has amazing young women pursuing degrees in computer science and engineering. We decided to launch our Sit with Me – Montana State University campaign at the Society for Women in Engineering Annual Banquet, held February, 2016.
JPMorgan Chase
Fosters Inclusive Environment
JPMorgan Chase is proud to support the Sit With Me campaign across its Global Technology Centers for the past two years. As a part of International Women’s Day in 2019, JPMorgan Chase hosted 25+ Sit With Me events, reaching 3,500+ employees with 100+ gender-balanced speakers.
Red Chair Atlanta
NCWIT
NCWIT knows the idea you don’t have is the voice you haven’t heard. In October 2019, NCWIT invited Atlanta-based companies to participate in a strategic conversation about inclusion and to take away sustainable solutions for their organizational challenges.
About Sit with Me
Sit With Me (SWM) is a fun, creative advocacy campaign for men and women, both technical and non-technical, to acknowledge and celebrate the critical need for women’s technical contributions. With its iconic red chair, SWM events allow everyone to participate in a meaningful conversation about the power of inclusion, which might otherwise be intimidating.
Resources
This Sharing Kit is full of tips, motivational ideas, and sample social media posts to maximize the impact of Sit With Me events.
