Who We Are
WXDC is a non-profit founded by Maitri Erwin in 2020 that is free to join, sponsored and powered by Xrathus.
Join a progressive platform that aims to foster growing connections and expertise with access and dignity for
all! Read on to learn more.
The X is for Exchange
WXDC is where women and advocates can easily congregate, cultivate community, but most critically, innovate
and create solutions together. In fact, solution building is the main activity encouraged and
emphasized here. If you need assistance with a project, there are women here to help you. If you can provide
expertise to women with projects, there are women here who need you. If you want to develop a new skill or
refine an existing skill, there are women here to teach you. As an online community, if there is a skill we
do not have yet, we will find a woman to fill that role.
WXDC was initially launched as a response to the multitude of global challenges that negatively impact women
in growing numbers as well as the increasing ability to work remotely and digitally. A platform like WXDC
is also vital for democratizing access to learning and expertise, and to accelerate solutioning with
built-in tools and work environments. It also helps in making access and problem-solving independent of
employment status and the limitations of geography. This tight-knit community is designed to combat isolation
and enhance productivity, especially in uncertain times, and offers support as you navigate and create your
futures. It is also how we will continue to work.
The WXDC pool of talent is diverse in expertise and demographics, representing science, technology, the arts,
engineering, sociology, computing, design, education, marketing and much more. We encourage the free flow of
ideas and cross-pollination among these disciplines that can only occur in an open, inclusive, and
industry-agnostic community.
The X is for Intersectional
Collaborative innovation results from the active interconnection of different ideas by groups of diverse
individuals. Who does the work, who does it impact, who is missing? To ask and answer these questions as
we work, inclusion, equity and accountability are founding tenets of WXDC. We recognize and respect that
a variety of backgrounds make projects richer, and that we cannot go into a groundbreaking future with
prevailing systems of privilege and working conditions.
By prioritizing access and dignity, this space aims to im rove the lived experiences of women and
marginalized groups in any given field while providing them with the skills and tools they need for
solution-building.
