Athena STEM Women

Athena STEM Women As AI reshapes industries, Athena equips leaders & allies to grow careers, build future-ready teams & drive performance.

Athena is a global leadership development organization and business performance partner accelerating the advancement of women and their workplace allies in STEM. With a bold mission to advance 1 million women leading in STEM by 2030, Athena delivers high-impact leadership programs that strengthen talent pipelines, boost retention, and drive innovation. As the AI economy reshapes industries and the

future of work, Athena ensures leaders—and their workplace allies—are equipped to lead at the highest levels - supporting career mobility, cultivating future-ready teams and driving organizational performance. With 25+ years of advancing leaders across one of the nation’s most competitive STEM markets in California, Athena now delivers strategic value to organizations and individuals in 170+ countries through leadership development, mentorship, and allyship initiatives.

Growth does not happen in isolation.Women’s HERstory Month Mentorfest brings mentors and leaders together across generat...
02/25/2026

Growth does not happen in isolation.

Women’s HERstory Month Mentorfest brings mentors and leaders together across generations in STEM — sharing lived experience, perspective, and hard‑won insight.

With voices of top industry leaders (see poster for details), this gathering centers what accelerates leadership most: conversation, guidance, and community.

In a time of rapid change, mentorship remains one of the most powerful ways you widen the path forward.

Learn more: Link in Bio

02/23/2026

Tomorrow, the doors open.

AI is changing how decisions move across organisations — influencing strategy, analysis, and ultimately direction. The question is no longer who understands AI at a surface level.

It’s who can question it.
Who can guide it.
Who can apply it responsibly under pressure.

The Athena AI Academy was designed for leaders ready to move beyond awareness into applied judgment. Leaders who understand that the future belongs to those who think with the tools — not around them.

Learn more:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy

02/23/2026

What does real AI leadership look like?

At the Athena AI Academy, six weeks are spent building practical capability — not theory. Participants learn how AI systems are trained, how to identify bias and risk, and how to decide when to trust an output and when to challenge it.

With more than 20 tools, real leadership scenarios, and solutions designed to be applied immediately, the focus is simple: better decisions at work.

Developed in partnership with Full Fathom Five and Claire Roberts, this is applied learning for leaders navigating real-world complexity.

Learn more:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy

AI is advancing quickly — and leadership must grow alongside it.The Athena AI Academy is built for leaders who want to g...
02/20/2026

AI is advancing quickly — and leadership must grow alongside it.

The Athena AI Academy is built for leaders who want to guide AI with clarity, not simply follow it.

Inside this small, focused cohort, participants explore where bias can emerge, practice responsible application, and build real confidence alongside peers navigating similar challenges.

The room is intentionally capped at 20 to protect the depth of dialogue and learning.

Starts Feb 24 | Live Virtual

Learn more:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy-beyond-the-fear-leading-the-age-of-ai-inclusively

Next Monday arrives regardless of the decision made today.The question is whether the week begins as a passenger to chan...
02/19/2026

Next Monday arrives regardless of the decision made today.

The question is whether the week begins as a passenger to change — or as someone prepared to help shape it.

The Athena AI Academy was created for leaders who want more than theory. It’s a small, focused cohort built for real dialogue, practical learning, and thoughtful growth alongside peers navigating the same shift.

A space to build confidence, deepen understanding, and move forward together — not alone.

Final call for the Feb 24 cohort:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy

02/18/2026

Leading in the AI era requires more than technical fluency.

It calls for discernment, ethical clarity, and diverse perspectives in the rooms where decisions are made.

AI is already shaping careers, opportunities, and industry direction. When leadership perspectives narrow, outcomes narrow with them.

The Athena AI Academy helps leaders build practical AI understanding alongside responsible decision-making — so technology supports stronger, more inclusive outcomes.

Learn more:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy

“In a time of deep division, allyship calls us to move beyond good intentions and into meaningful action. This training ...
02/18/2026

“In a time of deep division, allyship calls us to move beyond good intentions and into meaningful action. This training equips us to stand up for one another, build trust across differences, and actively shape a more inclusive and resilient community.”
— Alessandra Wall, Founder & CEO

Leadership is often tested most when things feel uncertain or complex.

Athena’s Allyship Townhall brings leaders together to explore how trust, responsibility, and shared humanity can guide stronger teams and stronger communities.

A focused conversation for those shaping organisations and outcomes — and choosing leadership over silence.

Tomorrow | Feb 19

Learn more:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/allyship-townhall-the-future-of-allyship

02/18/2026

The Athena AI Academy goes beyond learning how to use AI tools.

It builds real, hands-on capability — a deeper understanding of how AI works, where risk and bias can emerge, and how to apply it responsibly inside real organisational contexts.

• Six weeks.
• 20+ tools.
• Ethics conversations.

A final capstone focused on solving a real leadership challenge.

This is practical learning designed for real-world impact.

Learn more:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy

Some leadership conversations are avoided because they feel complex.This episode of Leading Without Illusions steps dire...
02/17/2026

Some leadership conversations are avoided because they feel complex.

This episode of Leading Without Illusions steps directly into one of them.

Holly Smithson, President & CEO of Athena, and Board Chairman Jaye Connolly are joined by Reverend Sean Harvey for a candid conversation on leadership, allyship, and the human cost of outdated models of strength.

The discussion explores loneliness, disengagement, and why emotional suppression is often mistaken for leadership credibility.

Not ideology.
Not performance.
A thoughtful conversation about leadership evolution in a time shaped by AI acceleration and cultural change.

Listen to the podcast:
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Confidence is not about having all the answers.It comes from being in the right room.Many professionals worry AI makes t...
02/17/2026

Confidence is not about having all the answers.
It comes from being in the right room.

Many professionals worry AI makes them look replaceable — and that fear can cause people to stand still. Yet standing still is what creates real risk.

The Athena AI Academy offers a different path: a small cohort where leaders build practical AI capability, challenge ideas together, and grow without the pressure to pretend mastery.

A space to learn, think, and lead with clarity.

Learn more:
https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy

Busywork keeps professionals busy — not irreplaceable.Most people use AI for small tasks. The real shift happens when AI...
02/16/2026

Busywork keeps professionals busy — not irreplaceable.

Most people use AI for small tasks. The real shift happens when AI is used to solve real problems, guide decisions, and create better outcomes.

The Athena AI Academy helps leaders move beyond experimentation into practical, ethical, real-world application — in a cohort designed for focused growth.

Learn more: https://www.athenastemwomen.org/event-details/athena-ai-academy

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