Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code
Formation 2012
Founder Reshma Saujani
Mission "to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities."[1]
Website girlswhocode.com

Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization which aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science. The organization runs summer programs which teach computing and programming skills to high school girls.

Summary

Girls Who Code was founded by Reshma Saujani in 2012 who came up with the idea of creating the organization during her run for the United States Congress when she noticed that schools along her campaign route lacked girls in computer science classrooms.[2] The organization runs summer programs teaching high school girls computing skills like programming, robotics, and web design,[3][4] with the 7 week sessions including projects and trips to companies like Twitter and Facebook.[5][2] There are now over 150 Girls Who Code clubs across America and the organization aims to teach one million girls to code by 2020.[4] By December 2014, three thousand students had completed a Girls Who Code program, 95% of whom went on to major in computer science at university.[6]

The organization is sponsored by a number of software and technology companies including AOL, Google, and Microsoft,[5][7] and in August 2014 received a $1 million contribution from AT&T.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Girls Who Code. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guynn, Jessica (August 15, 2014). "No boys allowed: Girls Who Code takes on gender gap". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ross, Christopher (November 5, 2014). "Reshma Saujani’s Ambitious Plan for Technology". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aiming for 1 million "Girls Who Code"". CBS News. December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Buhr, Sarah (December 14, 2014). "Girls Who Code Expands To Get More Young Women In Computer Science Majors". Tech Crunch. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ Dockterman, Eliana (July 31, 2014). "Cracking the Girl Code: How to End the Tech Gender Gap". Time. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ Bilton, Nick (June 26, 2012). "Tech Companies Announce 'Girls Who Code' Initiative". Bits Blog. The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ Tone, Ca-Ching (August 27, 2014). "AT&T Gives $1 Million to Girls Who Code". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

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