Growing girls who code
<p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>. <span word="Fifty">Fifty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recipients">recipients</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="female">female</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span>.</p><p><span word="Reshma">Reshma</span> <span word="Saujani">Saujani</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="Girls">Girls</span> <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="Code">Code</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="professions">professions</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>.”</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underrepresentation">underrepresentation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="STEM">STEM</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Girls">Girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aptitude">aptitude</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.”</p><p><span word="Reshma">Reshma</span> <span word="Saujani">Saujani</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Forever">Forever</span> 21 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="t">t</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> ‘<span word="allergic">allergic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="algebra">algebra</span>.’ <span word="We">We</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="math">math</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="stereotype">stereotype</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="programmer">programmer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dorky">dorky</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>.”</p>
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