Googles Made With Code aims to fix tech gender diversity ... Internet giant Google is seeking to teach computer programming to millions of girls in the US under its Made with Code initiative, which has an eye on developing women programmers in the Silicon Valley. Less than 1% of high school girls are interested in studying computer science. This is the problem we are addressing, Made with Code spokesperson Kate Parker said. The initiative was launched in mid-June and, over the next three years, Google will set aside $50 million for the programme. The project began against the backdrop of an ongoing debate about the lack of gender as well as racial diversity in the Silicon Valley. For example, only 30% of Googles employees are women. A similar gender disparity, if not worse, exists in other companies like Twitter, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:36:08 +0000
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