Girls Who Code
The mission of Girls Who Code is to close the gender gap in tech. They are reaching girls around the world and are on track to close the gender gap in new entry-level tech jobs by 2027.
The Gender Gap in Computing is Getting Worse
In 1995, 37% of computer scientists were women. Today, it’s only 24%. The percent will continue to decline if we do nothing. We know that the biggest drop off of girls in computer science is between the ages of 13 and 17.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Girls Who Code is an organization that values diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential to our mission.
They acknowledge that historical and institutional barriers—particularly racial bias and discrimination—play a role in the widening gender gap in computer science and who has access to opportunities in these fields. Girls Who Code focuses work not only on gender diversity but also on young women who are historically underrepresented in computer science fields, specifically girls who:
Come from underrepresented minority groups, including African American/Black, Hispanic or Latina, Bi/ Multiracial, Native American/Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander;
Come from low-income backgrounds, specifically free and/or reduced lunch eligible;
Have had a lack of exposure or access to computer science.
Girls Who Code acknowledges and values the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender identity and expression, class, sexual orientation, ability, age, national origin, and religious/spiritual identities.
Girls Who Code welcomes into its community and programs anyone who identifies as female regardless of assignment at birth. Their programs also welcome people who identify as non-binary or gender nonconforming and want to be in a female-identified environment.
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