What are women in tech communities?

Communities for women working in tech, from software engineers and product managers to founders and investors. Slack is the dominant platform, with curated and often application-gated communities focused on peer support, job hunting, salary negotiation, and navigating male-dominated work environments.

Where do most women in tech communities live?

Slack is the most common platform in this report (27% of 26 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

85% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical women in tech community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 18K members and the median is 3K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (65%). Others that show up often include online/offline events, job board, and newsletter.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Women in Tech topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Women in Tech Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 26 women in tech communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: women in tech communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 26
Platforms: 8
Avg members: 18K
Median members: 3K

Where Women in Tech Communities Are Hosted

Slack
7(27%)
Facebook
7(27%)
Independent Platforms
4(15%)
Reddit
4(15%)
WhatsApp
1(4%)
LinkedIn
1(4%)
Discord
1(4%)
Mighty Networks
1(4%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
15(58%)
Chat communities
9(35%)
Other platforms
1(4%)
Private membership
1(4%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (58%), but chat communities is also well represented (35%).

Slack leads, but Facebook and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(15%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
14(54%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
2(8%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(8%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

4 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (18K vs 3K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Women in Tech Differs From Other Categories

Women in Tech is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Women in Tech	Hive Index average
Free to join	85%	84%
Median members	3K	25K
Average members	18K	668K
Paid or apply-to-join	15%	16%
Live chat	38%	41%
Discord share	4%	17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
65%
Online/Offline Events
46%
Job Board
42%
Newsletter
42%
Live Chat
38%
Pairing
27%

Niche Features

Requires Application
12%
Paid Community
8%
Courses
4%
Member Perks
4%
Tools
4%

Forum appears on 65% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 75

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Slack	7	27%	35	47%
Facebook	7	27%	5	7%
Independent Platforms	4	15%	6	8%
Reddit	4	15%	1	1%
WhatsApp	1	4%	11	15%
LinkedIn	1	4%	1	1%
Discord	1	4%	7	9%
Mighty Networks	1	4%	9	12%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack hosts 27% of listings and 47% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
53(71%)
Forum / feed-based
12(16%)
Private membership
9(12%)
Other platforms
1(1%)

Most-clicked features

Newsletter
56(75%)
Live Chat
54(72%)
Job Board
52(69%)
Online/Offline Events
48(64%)
Forum
34(45%)
Pairing
33(44%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
42(56%)
Medium
13(17%)
Massive
3(4%)

Top-clicked listings

Roadmap
14(19%)
Women in Technology
11(15%)
TechGlobal Opps
11(15%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Trends

Founded year

2012

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2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

10 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2016.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Women in Tech. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.

FAQ

: Communities for women working in tech, from software engineers and product managers to founders and investors. Slack is the dominant platform, with curated and often application-gated communities focused on peer support, job hunting, salary negotiation, and navigating male-dominated work environments.
: Slack is the most common platform in this report (27% of 26 listings).
: 85% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 18K members and the median is 3K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (65%). Others that show up often include online/offline events, job board, and newsletter.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Women in Tech topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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