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Tag Archives: women_in_CS
ProjectCSGIRLS
Founded during the summer of 2013, ProjectCSGIRLS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in computing and technology. Our unique idea of a technology and computer science competition for middle school girls stemmed from the fact that a … Continue reading
The pervasive bias against female computer science majors – Fortune
by Pooja Sankar @poojanathsankar APRIL 20, 2015, 2:39 PM EDT Most of the top-paying jobs for college graduates today involve computer science and engineering degrees, yet only 18% of computer science graduates are women.For many, college can be a time of intellectual … Continue reading
15 Colleges Revamping Computer Sci Programs To Appeal to Women and Minorities — Campus Technology
By Dian Schaffhauser10/14/14 An organization that runs programs to advance women in computing and a college that has seen success in its own efforts to woo non-traditional students to computing has launched a new program intended to help 15 American … Continue reading
Made with Code
Made with Code is an initiative to champion creativity, girls, and code, all at once. The movement is designed to do three things: To inspire girls by celebrating women and girls who are using code to do great things; … Continue reading
How to Get Girls Into Coding – NYTimes.com
By NITASHA TIKUMAY 31, 2014 WHEN I was 7 years old, I knew the capitals of most major countries and their currencies. I had to, if I wanted to track down a devious criminal mastermind in the computer game “Where … Continue reading
How to Be a ‘Woman Programmer’ – NYTimes.com
I WAS an ordinary computer programmer. I wrote code that ran at the levels between flashy human interfaces and the deep cores of operating systems, like the role of altos in a chorus, who provide the structure without your taking … Continue reading
Opening a Gateway for Girls to Enter the Computer Field – NYTimes.com
BY CLAIRE CAIN MILLER WHEN Julia Geist was asked to draw a picture of a computer scientist last year, the 16-year-old sketched a businessman wearing glasses and a tie. Looking around at her classmates’ drawings, she saw similar depictions of … Continue reading
Girls Who Code
WHO WE ARE Girls Who Code is a new organization working to educate, inspire and equip 13- to 17-year-old girls with the skills and resources to pursue opportunities in technology and engineering. WHAT WE DO Together with leading educators, engineers, and entrepreneurs, … Continue reading
Black Girls Code imagine. build. create.
BlackGirlsCode is devoted to showing the world that black girls can code, and do so much more. By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, BlackGirlsCode introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities … Continue reading
Girl Develop It
Girl Develop It is an international non-profit that exists to provide affordable and accessible programs to women who want to learn software development through mentorship and hands-on instruction. Our vision is to create a network of empowered women who feel … Continue reading