Tag: Girls Who Code

Apple honours female coders and creators for International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

Apple is celebrating International Women’s Day throughout March by highlighting the stories and work of female developers, musicians, artists, photographers and entrepreneurs. Apple is also building on its commitment to education with a new partnership with Girls Who Code to expand learning opportunities for young women. As part of its community education initiative, Apple is partnering with Girls Who Code to support new coding opportunities for girls and young women in the US. Using the Everyone Can Code Curriculum, 90,000 girls and Girls Who Code Club facilitators in all 50…

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TransPerfect Makes Philanthropic Investment in Girls Who Code’s Mission to Close the Gender Gap in Technology Careers

Stuart Mitchell

TransPerfect, the world’s largest provider of language services and technology, today announced it has made a major philanthropic investment in Girls Who Code, a charitable organization focused on closing the gender gap in technology. The $250,000 cash donation is earmarked to support Girls Who Code’s international expansion program.  Right now, in a room of 25 software engineers, on average only three are women. Girls Who Code wants to bridge this gender gap by building the largest pipeline of future female engineers. TransPerfect has joined a growing list of leading technology…

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AT&T Contributing $1 Million to Girls Who Code Sisterh>>d Campaign, Summer Coding Camps

Stuart Mitchell

Meredith Tannor’s introduction to computer science in 2013 changed the way she looked at the world. It was during a Girls Who Code (GWC) camp that summer at AT&T’s New York City offices when she began to realize how programming could improve things. Meredith is just one reason why AT&T is contributing $1 million to continue supporting GWC’s summer coding camps for girls and the organization’s forthcoming Sisterh>>d Campaign. It’s a unique digital-visual album aimed at empowering young women to pursue computer science and STEM fields. “Instructors told me to…

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Girls Who Code Releases Digital Visual Album Celebrating Sisterhood, Empowering Girls

Stuart Mitchell

Girls Who Code announced the release of the organization’s debut digital visual album, Sisterh>>d, elevating a growing movement of girls fighting for change in their communities and calling on girls around the world to join them. The album is available at girlswhocode.com/sisterhood. “Girls Who Code has always been about more than leading the fight to close the gender gap in tech. We’re a movement, and above all: a Sisterhood,” said Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani. “We embarked on this project for our girls—who we already know are…

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Girls Who Code Expands Board of Directors with Addition of Phil Shawe

Stuart Mitchell

Girls Who Code, the national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology, today announced the appointment of Phil Shawe to the organization’s Board of Directors. Shawe is the CEO and President of TransPerfect, which provides translation, localization, and an array of related business and technology solutions. “We’re thrilled to have Phil Shawe join our Board,” said Founder and CEO Reshma Saujani. “As we look to expand our reach to even more girls, Phil’s expertise in translation and cultural nuances will be invaluable.” Shawe has overseen the day-to-day…

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