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Why Girls Who Code Club?

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In 1995, 37% of computer scientists were women.
Today, it’s only 24%. 

If we do nothing, in ten years the number
​of women in computing will decrease to just 22%.

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​As a member of a Girls Who Code Club, you are going to have the exciting opportunity to work with other girls to build something you care about as you learn to code. Also, you’re joining a network of thousands of other girls who are also interested in the same thing.
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You will design a project you choose, for an audience you identify, called the CS Impact Project.

Here are some example CS Impact Projects:
  • Interactive Children’s e-books
  • Defeat Objectification: CHOICES
  • Save the Arts
Play with the projects. As you play with them, consider:
  • Who are their audiences?
  • What tools did they use?

Girls Who Code Learner Profile

This is what we strive to be as Girls Who Code members.
  • Brave and Resilient
  • Intellectually Curious
  • Emotionally Intelligent
  • Socially Just
What might it look like or sound like to have these qualities?

By joining a Girls Who Code Club, you’re adding to a growing sisterhood of girls who are using code to change the world! Sisterhood can mean a lot of things, though! Before you go any further, you and your Clubmates
must set some ground rules that define what sisterhood means for your Club.

Add to the list below to create our Club Contract!

Girls Who Code Club Contract
  1. Work hard.
  2. Be brave. Try something new, and speak up if you don’t understand.
  3. Be curious. Ask questions, and experiment.
  4. Be kind. Try to make a new friend! Show patience if someone is stuck

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Women in Tech Spotlight
https://hq.girlswhocode.com/gwc/collection/club/set/welcome-to-girls-who-code/activity/women-in-tech-spotlight-ory-okolloh