WHO WE ARE
#GALSNGEAR is a community-driven initiative that supports and advances those identifying as women in media, entertainment, and technology through leadership training, technical upskilling, mentorship, and speaking opportunities. We work to build TEQUITY by giving women Access to high-level professional networks, technical and leadership Training, and industry-wide Visibility. Together, we’re building a diverse and welcoming Community that supports and encourages each member, regardless of age, race, birth gender, or national identity. Founded in 2015, #GALSNGEAR operates as a B-corporation style mission-driven initiative, and through our fiscal sponsor accept US tax-deductible contributions and grants to support specific programs.
WHAT WE DO
- Leadership Training
- Technical and Career Upskilling
- Speakers Bureau
- Mentorship
- Beta Testing
- Early Career Connections
- Advocacy
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!
OUR SUCCESS STORIES
- Leadership Training: 698 women have completed our 4-pillar leadership training, gaining skills to lead teams, build their professional brand, negotiate, and harness financial fitness.
- Visibility: Bringing 231 women to industry stages ensures these experts are visible and heard at events across N. America, Europe and Asia.
- Technical & Career Training: Each year, hundreds of women participate in our monthly virtual upskilling meetups with experts on technical and career topics.
- Network-Building & Beta-Testing: Multiple cohorts of women on our curated teams have participated in beta testing hardware and software used by the media and entertainment industry, advancing knowledge while making valuable career connections,.
- Access: Multiple cohorts of university students and early career women have been paired with mentors and provided with #GALSNGEAR scholarships to attend industry events, so they can build relationships and connect to jobs across the industry.
- Diversity: 23% of our 2,000+ members are women of color; 50% of our Leadership Council are women of color. LGBTQI and non-binary are welcomed. Our members range in age from 18 to 88. We believe a diverse industry is a more sustainable one.
- Industry-Wide Tools: We provide allyship recommendations, tools and resources like this guide
- Career Pathways: Through our Tequity Talk podcast and industry events, we routinely showcase career opportunities for women across such diverse fields as college sports broadcast, live event production, location-based immersive media, filmmaking, streaming media, content creation and traditional broadcast.
Connect. Learn. Thrive.
Join our monthly Tequity Tuesday community meetups. Build your network, connect with your community, and advance your career.
Check out our EVENTS page to register free!
Season 2 of Tequity Talk podcast is here! Listen on Apple iTunes Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.
Sponsored by Diversified Blackmagic Design & SIGNIANT,
Special thanks to Lead Podcasting at The Walrus Lab for their partnership on this project.
Support #GALSNGEAR with your tax-deductible gift. Your support helps to amplify, upskill and support women at every career stage. Donations audited by our fiscal sponsor, Women in Film & Video. Thank you!
