Girls Who Code leading charge for women in computer science (CBSNews - 12/11/14) #HarlemEd: Girls Who Code, Democracy Prep Public Schools EXCERPT: Saujani visited a Girls Who Code club in Harlem, where students are learning to create their own video games, where she told CBS News that her reasons for spreading the gospel of coding and promoting the skill set are simple. You can actually lift an entire generation out of poverty through learning computer science and put these young girls on a track to making six figure salaries, Saujani said. She is counting on that eureka moment to inspire these girls, so they can control and create a digital world and overcome the biggest hurdles of all; self-doubt and the cultural stereotype that girls arent good at math or science. You would never say I cant read. Thats just unacceptable in society, Saujani said. But its acceptable in society for a girl to say I hate math or Im not good at math. There are more than 150 Girls Who Code clubs across the country that teach robotics, web design and mobile development. What makes it interesting is, like, you are the one creating the game now, youre not just sitting there playing the game, said 17-year-old Aisha Soumaoro, who is enrolled in the club at Democracy Prep High School.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:11:09 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015