September 26, 2017
“STEM education and broadband access are key to software job growth.”
The Hill, September 26, 2017. “Software.org’s report shows software is a powerful job creator that drives growth in all 50 states. Let’s keep the momentum going by getting people the skills and access they need.”...
September 26, 2017
“Software jobs grow at fast clip”
The Hill, September 26, 2017. “The software industry is growing as new technologies like artificial technology, self-driving cars, augmented reality and the internet of things — all of which rely heavily on software — continue to advance.”...
August 11, 2017
Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class on WUSA9
Software.org student, Sally: “[Girls Who Code has] shown me how computer science is not only the future, but is involved in everything we do.”...
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,...
August 11, 2017
Graduation: Congratulations to Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class of 2017
On August 9, students from the Software.org and Salesforce.org classrooms gathered at Georgetown’s Healey Family Student Center with their teachers and family members for an exciting evening: the Girls Who Code graduation. The ceremony began with a welcome from the Girls Who Code teaching staff...
August 03, 2017
Guest Speaker: Victoria Espinel, President and CEO of Software.org
On August 1st Victoria Espinel, president of Software.org, visited the classroom to talk about her career path and offer advice on how to succeed when you’re the only woman in the room. Espinel, who is also the president and CEO of BSA | The Software...
August 03, 2017
Learning from the Best: Mentorship Day at Microsoft
On July 28, the Software.org, AT&T, and Salesforce classrooms visited Microsoft’s Innovation and Policy Center for their mentorship day. The workshop kicked off with a panel on career planning, followed by a speed networking session with women from Software.org, the SAS Institute, the office of...
August 01, 2017
Guest Speaker: Stories from the Great Innovator
On July 27, Lisa Seacat DeLuca visited the Software.org classroom to share her journey to becoming IBM’s most prolific female inventor. With over 550 patents filed, and 250 granted, DeLuca is the first woman at IBM to have earned the company’s 100th Invention Plateau Award....
July 26, 2017
Girls Who Code Goes to Washington: A Congressional Hackathon
On July 25, the Software.org and AT&T classrooms gathered at the AT&T DC Forum for their first co-hosted hackathon, followed by a visit to Capitol Hill. After touring the Forum, the girls met Jonathan Marks, co-founder of Quorum Analytics, a DC startup that analyzes and...
July 20, 2017
Guest Speaker: Confessions of a Former DHS Cybersecurity Official
On July 18th Dr. Phyllis Schneck, former Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, visited the classroom to discuss cybersecurity with a panel of her colleagues from Promontory Financial Group. Promontory protects US agencies, banks, and other entities in...