INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT, GIRLS WHO CODE, SUPPLIES VIRTUAL “SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM” RESULTING IN ENOURMOUS SUCCESS IN BLACK, LATINX, AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the international non-profit Girls Who Code, supplied virtual coding programs which had enormous successes in black, latinx, and low-income communities.
September 28, 2020 (NEW YORK CITY, NY)
Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO, Girls Who Code and Dr. Tarika Barrett, Chief Operating Officer
Email: press@girlswhocode.com
Website: girlswhocode.com
About Girls Who Code:
- Girls Who Code’s mission is to close the gender gap in technology
- By using programs such as afterschool clubs, college programs, and summer immersion programs, Girls Who Code teach code and computing, but also prepare girls and young women to thrive and lead in the technology workforce
- Committed to building the world’s largest pipeline of future female engineers.
- Girls Who Code say that the gender gap in the technology sector is getting worse. In 1995, 37% of computer scientist were women. Today it is only 24%.
Participants:
- 500 million people reached through online resources, campaigns, books, and advocacy work
- 300 thousand girls served through in-person programming including our Summer Immersion Program, Clubs, and College Loops
- 50% of the girls served come from historically underrepresented groups, including girls who are black, latinx, or from low-income backgrounds.
- Alumni of Girl Who Code are choosing to major in computer science programs at a rate 15 times the national average
Programs:
- The Clubs Program is an after-school program for girls in grade 3 to 12. The program is designed to explore coding in a fun and friendly environment.
- The College Loops program is designed to enable Girls Who Code alumni to succeed and build community with other women in technology
- The Summer Immersion program is a two-week program that allows girls in grades 10-12 to learn coding and get exposure to tech jobs