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BUILDING THE FUTURE

GIRLS WHO CODE

THE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION IS BREAKING DOWN THE TECH SECTOR'S GENDER DIVIDE.

GIRLS WHO CODE HAS WORKED WITH more than 500,000 individuals in the decade since its inception in 2012, ensuring that women and nonbinary people recognize that their contributions to the tech sector are vital. Now, the organization is introducing new programs to meet the needs of students entering the workforce.

Girls Who Code alumni earn computer science degrees at seven times the national average. Yet navigating the job-interview process has proved

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