July 27, 2020
Guest Speaker: Senator Jacky Rosen
On July 27, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) joined Software.org’s Girls Who Code class for a virtual meeting and Q&A with students...
July 20, 2020
Welcome from Victoria Espinel, President of Software.org
On July 20, Victoria Espinel, president of Software.org, visited our students to tell them about Software.org, share stories from her career, and give them some advice....
February 10, 2020
Spreading the Word: Do You Know a Girl Who Wants to Code?
Many rising high school juniors and seniors across the nation from New York to Los Angeles are gearing up for the 2020 Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (SIP), a free, seven-week introductory course for girls of all backgrounds to learn computer science skills among...
January 30, 2020
Mentorship and Diversity in Tech
January is National Mentorship Month and a perfect time to highlight the importance of mentorship to creating a more diverse tech workforce, which is a Software.org priority....
January 09, 2020
State, Nation Must Keep Up With Growing Tech Sector
CIO Journal highlights the new jobs report from Software.org....
January 08, 2020
Software.org Hosts PLEN Students for STEM Seminar
On January 8, Software.org hosted a group of students from the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) to discuss careers in STEM and public policy....
December 12, 2019
Empowering the Workforce with Computer Science Education
Computer Science Education Week is one of our favorite events of the year. This week, schools, businesses, and community organizations have been coming together to inspire students to learn more about what software can do....
November 14, 2019
Privacy Shield: What It Is and Why You Should Care
In a new paper, Software.org: the BSA Foundation provides an overview of the US-EU Privacy Shield, a framework that ensures data is treated properly and securely under both US and EU privacy laws, enabling the cross-border data flows that provide the provide the foundation for...
September 19, 2019
US Software Jobs Grow Twice as Fast as Overall US Jobs
Strong growth in software jobs extends beyond traditional tech hubs as software industry wages continue to rise...
September 19, 2019
Software: Growing US Jobs and the GDP
New report finds software jobs growing twice as fast as US jobs overall; industry supports one in every 10 jobs nationwide....