We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future.
We need to have women as role models, both inside and outside corporate America's leading tech companies, leading the path for other women.
Women and girls are naturally agents of change. If we teach one girl to code, she will go on to teach more - we've seen this in our own programs and workshops around the country.
I didn't want my daughter to feel culturally isolated in the pursuit of her studies as I had as a young girl. I didn't want her to give up on her passions just because she didn't see anyone else like her in the classroom.
