July 29, 2021
Celebrating Software.org’s Seventh Annual Girls Who Code Classroom
One of the ways Software.org works to increase diversity and close the gender gap in STEM is by partnering with Girls Who Code to host an annual Summer Immersion Program (SIP)....
March 22, 2021
Applications for Girls Who Code Are Open!
This summer’s Software.org programming will bring together two of our most important priorities – and we hope you’ll help....
January 28, 2021
Software.org Starts the Year Celebrating National Mentorship Month
Despite the limitations imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are forging ahead with our work to ensure that people of all backgrounds have access to the training and mentorship opportunities that are so important to help them identify and prepare for tech careers in...
August 31, 2020
Software Supports Learning in Unprecedented Times
Back to school season usually means students, parents, and teachers are preparing to return to a busy routine packed with academic and extra-curricular activities. Busy times are certainly upon us, but the school semester that is starting will be far from usual. The coronavirus pandemic...
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....
August 13, 2019
Inspiring the Next Generation of Coders With Girls Who Code
Software.org’s Girls Who Code class graduated last Thursday, celebrating the skills they gained over the past seven weeks in the Summer Immersion Program....
June 24, 2019
Please Welcome Our Girls Who Code Class of 2019
Today, Software.org kicks off its annual Girls Who Code summer immersion program....
August 10, 2018
Helping the Software Workforce Look More Like America with Girls Who Code
Software.org’s Girls Who Code class graduated yesterday, and we couldn’t be prouder of the work they’ve accomplished this summer. Our class of 23 DC-area high school girls spent the past seven weeks learning coding languages to create websites, program apps, and control robots. We also...
August 11, 2017
Closing the Gender Gap, One Girl at a Time
Software.org’s first Girls Who Code class graduated this week, and we are honored to have sponsored such a dedicated group of aspiring coders. Rather than spend the summer at the beach, these 17 young women spent the past seven weeks mastering sophisticated languages like HTML,...