by Jannelle Richards, NBC News
And that’s exactly what Girls Who Code aims to do: develop a passion for technology among girls who have not had much exposure to the field. The program was created by Reshma Saujani, a former deputy public advocate for New York City. “I think that this world would look like a very different place if we had more female developers and coders and engineers and entrepreneurs,” said Saujani. “Girls are so passionate about technology…it’s simply not the case that they aren’t interested and it’s not the case that they’re not good at it….it’s just that there’s a perception out there that they’re not interested, that they’re not as good as the boys and that’s exactly what we’re changing every single day.”
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