YBCA 100: GIRLS WHO CODE
Girls Who Code is a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in the technology and engineering sectors by providing computer science education and exposure to young women. Launched in 2012, Girls Who Code works to educate, inspire, and equip high school girls with the skills and resources to pursue opportunities in computing fields. They believe that more girls exposed to computer science at a young age will lead to more women working in the technology and engineering fields.
Together with leading educators, engineers, and entrepreneurs, Girls Who Code has developed a new model for computer science education, pairing intensive instruction in robotics, web design, and mobile development with high-touch mentorship and exposure led by the industry’s top female engineers and entrepreneurs. After just one year Girls Who Code expanded from one program in NYC to 8 programs in 5 cities nationwide, and continued to grow with clubs in schools, libraries, and community-based organizations across the country.
Girls Who Code’s vision is to reach gender parity in computing fields so as to ensure the economic prosperity of women, families, and communities across the globe, and to equip citizens with the 21st century tools for innovation and social change.
http://girlswhocode.com/
The #YBCA100 is a collection of minds, movements, and makers chosen by the curators at YBCA that are at the source of their current curatorial inspiration. These 100 entities may or may not engage directly with YBCA this season, but their provocations will drive a series of publicly-sourced think tanks that YBCA will nurture and present in the years to come.
Posted for Maia Rosal by Lisa Elliott
