--- title: "#herHACK l Ameliorate" description: "Join #herHACK to empower women without tech backgrounds to enter the ICT industry, fostering learning, community, and gender-inclusive recruitment through innovative programs and workshops." image: https://www.ameliorate.ch/hubfs/herhack_logo_pink_with_tagline.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.ameliorate.ch/herhack#main-content) - [English](https://www.ameliorate.ch/herhack) - [Deutsch (German)](https://www.ameliorate.ch/de/herhack) English Show submenu for translations [![ACH logo en](https://www.ameliorate.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/ACH%20logo%20en.png?width=1039&height=249&name=ACH%20logo%20en.png)](https://www.ameliorate.ch/?hsLang=en) - [Workshop](https://www.ameliorate.ch/workshop) Show submenu for Workshop - [Leadership and Collaboration](https://www.ameliorate.ch/thoughts-leadership-collaboration) - [Communication and Culture](https://www.ameliorate.ch/thoughts-communication-culture) - [Web 3 Training](https://www.ameliorate.ch/web3-training-details) - [Consulting](https://www.ameliorate.ch/beratung) Show submenu for Consulting - [Customer Experience](https://www.ameliorate.ch/customer-experience) - [Digital Innovation](https://www.ameliorate.ch/digitale-innovation) - [Sport and Entertainment](https://www.ameliorate.ch/sport-und-entertainment-l-ameliorate) - [Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/coaching) Show submenu for Coaching - [Triangle Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/triangle-coaching) - [Team Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/team-coaching) - [Stakeholder Integrated Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/stakeholder-integrated-coaching) - [Ressources](https://www.ameliorate.ch/ressources) Show submenu for Ressources - [Methods Individuen](https://www.ameliorate.ch/individuals/methods-individual) - [Methods Teams](https://www.ameliorate.ch/methods-teams) - [herHACK](https://www.ameliorate.ch/herhack) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Workshop](https://www.ameliorate.ch/workshop) Show submenu for Workshop - [Leadership and Collaboration](https://www.ameliorate.ch/thoughts-leadership-collaboration) - [Communication and Culture](https://www.ameliorate.ch/thoughts-communication-culture) - [Web 3 Training](https://www.ameliorate.ch/web3-training-details) - [Consulting](https://www.ameliorate.ch/beratung) Show submenu for Consulting - [Customer Experience](https://www.ameliorate.ch/customer-experience) - [Digital Innovation](https://www.ameliorate.ch/digitale-innovation) - [Sport and Entertainment](https://www.ameliorate.ch/sport-und-entertainment-l-ameliorate) - [Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/coaching) Show submenu for Coaching - [Triangle Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/triangle-coaching) - [Team Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/team-coaching) - [Stakeholder Integrated Coaching](https://www.ameliorate.ch/stakeholder-integrated-coaching) - [Ressources](https://www.ameliorate.ch/ressources) Show submenu for Ressources - [Methods Individuen](https://www.ameliorate.ch/individuals/methods-individual) - [Methods Teams](https://www.ameliorate.ch/methods-teams) - [herHACK](https://www.ameliorate.ch/herhack) - - [English](https://www.ameliorate.ch/herhack) - [Deutsch (German)](https://www.ameliorate.ch/de/herhack) English Show submenu for translations # #herHACK > "I believe work can be designed differently. #herHACK is my clearest proof of that: an initiative that opens a path into the ICT industry for women without a tech background, with my company as one of four founding partners." > > ![Quote Melissa](https://www.ameliorate.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Quote%20Melissa.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Quote%20Melissa.jpg) > > Melissa ### What does thinking about work differently mean?  What does that actually mean? For Melissa, it means thinking about work not just as a function, but as access. The question isn't only who can fill a role, but who gets the chance to learn it. Traditional CVs overlook potential that simply hasn't had the opportunity to show itself yet. That's exactly where she comes in: in spaces where women without a tech background don't have to prove they already can, but get to show that they want to learn. ![herhack\_logo\_pink\_with\_tagline](https://www.ameliorate.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/herhack_logo_pink_with_tagline.png?width=2000&height=1333&name=herhack_logo_pink_with_tagline.png "herhack_logo_pink_with_tagline") ##### Why #herHACK, Why Now By 2030, Switzerland will be short around 120,000 ICT professionals. At the same time, only 16% of tech jobs are held by women. #herHACK addresses both at once: an initiative by WhatTheHACK, TechFace, 42 Zürich, and Ameliorate GmbH, funded by the Swiss Federal Office for Gender Equality (EBG). The goal by the end of 2027: connect 400 women, run two national hackathons, and bring at least 10 companies on board for gender-inclusive recruitment.  ##### Ameliorate's Role Within the consortium, Melissa is responsible for the People Experience: the human side of a technical project. Concretely, that means Melissa designs and leads the three-part mindset workshop series "Mut? Nein! Übermut!" for participants without a tech background, grounded in established frameworks. Her role also includes making sure, over the coming years, that this becomes a sustainable program, one that motivates women in the long term to consider ICT jobs and training in this field. She believes: "If we manage to mobilize a large community of women, we can create new opportunities in the job market for women. Whether you've been caring for your children at home, are aiming for a career change, or simply find that a community of strong women gives you strength. In #herHACK, we want to build exactly that community of women.    # Find our more about an initiative #### that supports you or that you can support!  Melissa and Ameliorate's involvement in #herHACK is voluntary, since the initiative itself has no dedicated staffing budget. To ensure a successful programme and to keep the standard for quality and continuity high, we hope to position the programme strongly enough that it will eventually be secured through a permanent position. We want the areas of communication, project coordination and event management, the #herHACK structure, and oversight across the full project duration, to be in steady hands, so that #herHACK has the longevity a programme like this needs.  [Got to #herHACK](https://herhack.ch/) ### Track Record > "My commitment to women in the workplace is nothing new for me. I co-developed and delivered the 'How Women Rise' programme together with Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith. For various women's organisations, my company ran programmes of up to a year, on a volunteer basis, on a monthly schedule, back when I was in Dubai. Why? Nothing good happens unless someone actually does it!" During her time in Dubai, she also spent seven years leading a women's mentoring programme. #herHACK is the natural continuation of that work — less a new chapter, more the next step." > > ![Quote Melissa](https://www.ameliorate.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Quote%20Melissa.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Quote%20Melissa.jpg) > > Melissa Want to support the program? Great! 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