In May of 2010 I started Girl Power of San Diego after a 4 year relationship ended, I looked around and realized I didn't have any girl friends, I had let them all go during my romantic relationship. Sound familiar? Since than the group has had an amazing adventure and established wonderful relationships in San Diego. In November of 2012 one of our founding members got the opportunity of a lifetime and moved to San Jose, not wanting her to lose the awesome friendships that she established in the …

Meet other women (and men) who are interested in empowering women in all kinds of technology and encouraging girls to pursue education in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) that will prepare them for career opportunities in technology. Discuss topical strategies for advancement, handling issues in the workplace, personal and professional development as well as the emerging technologies of interest.

Women Inspire Tech is a solution based meetup. Our goal is to increase the number of women leaders in tech. Our Mission Statement is to take action and impact ourselves, to support women who also aspire to reach higher. Our meetups will be orchestrated to inspire boldness, with the intent to grow ourselves into leaders who touch people emotionally and empower others to contribute more than they ever have before. We view leadership as an action. We think leaders are made not born. We become leade …

Founded in 2002, Velo Girls is the premier women's cycling club in the San Francisco bay area. We offer rides, clinics, and events for women (and men) throughout the year. Our members include recreational and competitive road cyclists, mountain bikers, and cyclocrossers, ranging in age from teens to 60s, spanning from Morgan Hill to Mendocino, Half Moon Bay to the east bay. Velo Girls has been recognized by USA Cycling as Club of the Year in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2008. We've also been voted Best …

Calling all women in the Bay Area. Check out what the popular GNON (Girls Night Out Networking) group is all about! GNON is the informal, yet productive networking group women from ALL OVER the Bay Area are talking about! Our mission is to provide an opportunity where women empower each other in a FUN and INFORMAL setting for the sake of camaraderie and business development! Come check us out...WE ARE FUN!

This group is for girls in their 20's who are looking to make long-lasting and gratifying friendships. You may think this an odd title for a group of this sort, so allow me to share a story. This quote is from one of my all-time favorite books, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but that's not what I think of when I hear it. In my spring semester of 2011, I studied abroad in Rome and made friends with two amazing girls. These girls and I found that our common ground was a crazy thirst for life and …

We are women who are busy, career minded, and driven, but who also need a social life and amazing women to spend time with. We have a passion for growing our professional lives but also enjoy having our nights out, cocktails, dancing, shopping, brunching, staying fit, love fashion, exploring the city, attending the latest exhibit, live music, the theater, and dining. We are young professionals between the ages of 24-35 and are wanting to heighten our San Francisco experience but also develop mea …

Friendship Circle is about real women developing real friendships. We are fun loving, down-to-earth, upbeat, and want to develop and maintain long lasting bonds. Our goal is to host 3 to 4 events per month. Most events will be for smaller groups up to 10 people in order to provide a more comfortable setting to get to know each other. About 4 to 6 times per year we will host a larger event so we can all come together. The majority of events will take place in the East Bay, from Oakland on down to …

This Meetup group will create a community of women and girls dedicated to discovering and sharing ways mothers and daughters can stay close and thrive together through adolescence and beyond. Our focus will be on girls between the ages of 10 and 12, and their mothers. We will be drawing from the ideas developed by SuEllen Hamkins and Renée Schultz,  and described in their book: The Mother-Daughter Project: How Mothers and Daughters Can Band Together, Beat the Odds, and Thrive Through Adolescence …

The Bicycel Trails cpouncil of the East Bay was formed in 1987, and helped to create the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) in 1988. The work of BTCEB is essential in developing the mountain biking culture and keeping trails open for local mountain biking. The BTCEB Meetup.com group was established by the Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay (www.btceb.org). and is a tool for bringing us all, veteran and new riders, together for a great time. By joining BTCEB you'll be support …

100 Committed Businesswomen Women Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Business Managers, Consultants... Are you looking for a way to grow your business and a group of likeminded women in business to make meaningful connections with? Then get to know your WON 100 sisters and friends and let us grow your business for you! WON 100 – Peninsula (Sister organization of Women Owned Networking SFBA) is for the businesswoman who is very serious about the growth of her business and who has a heart to e …

LOVE YOURSELF, HEAL YOUR LIFE WORKSHOP: In this transformational workshop originally created by best-selling author Louise L. Hay, ® you will discover the mindset that has limited your success in business, financial abundance, intimate relationships, spiritual growth, and much more. The Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workshop teaches you how to reprogram your subconscious mind and eliminate negative self-esteem and beliefs that sabotage the life you want, such as. . . • Relationships don’t work …

Clay Busters Trap Skeet and Sporting Clay shooters. This sport Builds Self Confidence and skill. Having the discipline to Hit a moving target makes you feel good. Open to men and women boys and girls minors must be accompanied by an adult. We meet-up at different ranges for clay busting. Average cost is about $17 per round of 25 shots in a round. Beginners can take lessons from a certified master. Number one rule is gun & range safety. bring your shotgun if you have one. Starting time is 10am en …

Scout Masters is about developing and recognizing new skills & experiences, from the useful to the unusual. We're modeled after the Boy / Girl Scouts, providing merit badges for each new skill you master. Scout Master goals: 1. Help each other develop new skills ("you know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills..." *) 2. Reward creation, learning, & discovery with merit badges 3. Enjoy maximum fun! No experience with boy or girl scouts required:  You just need an …

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in the developing world by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls have the skills and support needed to complete their secondary education. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.

Soroptimist is an international volunteer service organization for business and professional women that works to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Soroptimist International of San Francisco is part of Soroptimist International, comprising almost 100,000 members in about 120 countries around the world. If you would like to know more about the Soroptimist, please also see our website at http://www.soroptimist.org The heart of Soroptimist's mission …