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Gender is not central to coding.
Kimberly Bryant
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Girls are almost always socialized to be perfect: 'Smile, do well in school, don't take too many risks.'
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We need to have women as role models, both inside and outside corporate America's leading tech companies, leading the path for other women.
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We want to teach girls of color the skills they need and create a diversity of voices into the tech community.
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When I started Black Girls Code in 2011, there weren't any programs that had a foundation in communities of color to teach our kids about technology.
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I do believe that most startups who develop applications and digital products design 'towards the middle.' By this, I mean they design their products to reach the broadest consumer base possible, which is a sound strategy in some respects.
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We want to create a community of girls who will be empowered to become catalysts for transformation in their communities.
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Our camps and workshops offer a space where girls of color can learn computer science and coding principles alongside their peers, with mentorship from female role models who have established themselves in tech fields where women, and minority women in particular, tend to be underrepresented.
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While there is still certainly much more work that needs to be done, Lyft actually believes in increasing diversity and inclusion within their workforce, and also, they believe in being a strong supporter of that in the community.
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We want to see companies making a good faith effort and putting some tangible initiatives behind their pledge for diversity.
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I hope to literally change the world with Black Girls Code by changing the paradigm which produces the current monolithic ecosystem in technology.
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If I understood the great opportunities that are available to women and underrepresented minorities in the field of tech I would have made the transition from traditional engineering to the technology field much earlier in my career.
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