A new New York City-based organization, Girls Who Code, is trying to reduce the gender gap in the technology and engineering sector by inspiring female students, ages 13 to 17, to get excited about robotics, web design, and mobile development. Women are only earning 14% of computer science degrees, even as they obtain 57% of all bachelor’s degrees awarded, according to the Girls Who Code’s website.
The organization, founded by a former deputy public advocate of New York City, and backed by companies like Twitter, General Electric, Google and eBay, is launching an eight-week training program this summer in New York City for 20 high-school girls. Founder Reshma Saujani hopes to expand the program to other cities next year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
