In 2018, Girls Who Code will host 77 Summer Immersion Programs in cities nationwide, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Jersey City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington, DC.
A total of two Summer Immersion Programs teaching 40 girls will run in the Boston area in partnership with both Akamai Technologies and General Electric.
“Girls Who Code is on track to close the gender-gap in entry level tech jobs by 2027,” said Girls Who Code founder and CEO, Reshma Saujani. “Computing jobs are some of the fastest-growing and highest paying in our country, yet girls continue to get left behind. Access to a computer science education can bring women into a thriving innovation economy and give families a real shot at the middle class. I want to thank the companies and foundations that have really doubled down on efforts this year to give girls the chance to prosper in today’s economy.”
Currently, Girls Who Code has nearly 5,000 College-Aged Alumni. By Spring 2019, the organization expects to have nearly 13,000 alumni majoring in computer science and related fields.
During the 7-week summer computer science course embedded in classrooms in major media and tech companies, students learn the fundamentals of robotics and how to build a web page – while gaining exposure to female mentors working in technology.
The Summer Immersion Program began in 2012 in New York City, offering rising 11th and 12th grade girls 300+ hours of immersive instruction in web development and design, robotics, and mobile development with mentorship and exposure to top female engineers and entrepreneurs.
