On Tuesday, Twitter, General Electric, Google and eBay announced a new initiative called "Girls Who Code." By creating a mentoring and teaching program, they hope to increase the number of young women who become programmers and engineers.
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Say the words "high-tech startup" and chances are you picture a world that's mostly white, male and set in Silicon Valley. Now, a group in Nairobi, Kenya, is working to get more female entrepreneurs into the male-dominated world of tech.
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the average online gamer happens to be a 43-year-old woman... Delete the scoop?
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Girls Who Code wants to train 1 million girls to program by 2020--and it's well on its way. Our tech columnist spends a day with this amazing organization. Delete the scoop?
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Technology careers and women do mix. Find out how at this graduate career event for women with leading IT employers on 23 November 2012. Apply now. Delete the scoop?
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