August 03, 2022
Celebrating Software.org’s Eighth Annual Girls Who Code Classroom
During the eighth annual Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program, Software.org hosted three events with a variety of speakers. These speakers shared stories about being women in tech spaces and advice they passed on to the students about being in the STEAM field....
June 17, 2022
Software.org’s Eighth Annual Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program Starts Today
This summer, Software.org: the BSA Foundation begins its eighth year sponsoring the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program....
February 02, 2022
Software.org is proud to partner once again with Girls Who Code to host a Washington, DC-based chapter of the 2022 Summer Immersion Program....
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)....
July 23, 2021
Final Project Showcase and Graduation Ceremony: Celebrating the Girls Who Code Class of 2021
In celebration of their achievements in the 2021 Summer Immersion Program, students welcomed representatives from Software.org and BSA to the classroom for a final project showcase and graduation ceremony....
July 22, 2021
We concluded our Girls Who Code mentorship workshop series with a conversation on career opportunities in our Nation’s Capital in STEM fields, specifically on Capitol Hill, federal agencies, and the private sector....
July 21, 2021
Guest Speakers: Pranathi Pulimamidy and Rhonda Foxx
Continuing our efforts to connect students with mentors working in and around the technology sector, Software.org Executive Director Chris Hopfensperger moderated a conversation with two distinguished women working for leading software companies: Pranathi Pulimamidy (Director of Engineering at Autodesk) and Rhonda Foxx (Head of External...
July 19, 2021
At the Summer Immersion Program’s midpoint, members of the Software.org web and communications teams, as well as mentors from the policy teams at Salesforce and Twilio, led an interactive conversation with students about their career paths and the importance of mentorship and sisterhood along the...
July 16, 2021
Mentorship Workshop: Applying to College and Exploring Careers in STEM
In addition to bringing US policymakers and inspirational guest speakers from the software industry into the Girls Who Code classroom, Software.org has also arranged three mentorship workshops for students to learn important career skills—such as building a resume, advice for success in job interviews, and...
July 16, 2021
Project Showcase: What’s My Personality?
Marking the end of the first week of Software.org’s 2021 GWC program, the whole class came together to showcase their first project with fellow classmates and Software.org team members....