GeekGirlCon (Seattle, Washington)

GeekGirlCon is an organization that works to empower women and girls to pursue their passions—whether they love science and technology, comics, literature, gaming, or anything else! Everybody is a geek at heart, in one way or another. The idea to form GeekGirlCon sparked after a panel called “Geek Girls Exist” at San Diego Comic-Con in 2010. A group of girls began talking about how they could help ensure female geeks had one safe and welcoming place to come together, examine their role in geek culture, and empower other women and girls to celebrate who they are and what they love.