Athena Pathways is a project funded by the Digital Technology Supercluster, with a goal of enrolling 500 more women into AI by March 31st 2021.

Led by the Artificial Intelligence Network of BC (AInBC) and industry players MetaOptima, Teck, Careteam, KPMG, SCWIST and D-Wave, Athena Pathways is a partnership with the Digital Technology Supercluster, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia Institute of Technology and Northeastern University. The project partners aim to increase B.C.’s pool of scientific and technical expertise and make it more inclusive, while delivering real value in the form of trained interns, workers and executives to businesses currently starved of talent.

Under this program, the four educational institutions are developing courses and workshops in AI/ML/DS for women at the high school, post-secondary and career levels. Over 300 scholarships are available to women who enroll in these courses. In addition, the corporate consortium partners, along with dozens of other hiring partners in industry, are providing internships, full time positions and mentorships to women in AI.

Visit the Athena Pathways website