With Programs Like Codecademy, Women Are No Longer Accidentally Excluded From Learning Technology
“We’re hoping to make everyone literate about the basics of programming while creating a generation of new and talented programmers” Zach Sims, co-Founder of Codecademy told me in an email. By Blake Landau (Blogger, Artemis) Codecademy’s mission is to democratize...
Doing It Right: Harvey Mudd’s Gender-Balanced Computer Science Program (40% Are Women)
By Jennifer Lindner (Organizer, RailsBridge & Freelance Open Source Developer) What is Harvey Mudd doing so right, you ask? Well, we’ll tell you: Since 2006, the percentage of female computer science majors has more than tripled, to about 40%. This is because of...
Want More Female Engineers? How Do You Retain Engineers?
By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder & CEO, BizeeBee) Looking back 21 years ago I never would have fathomed I would have become a femgineer. At the age of eight, I had decided I was going to be a lawyer, writer, and professor, because I loved to read, write, and...