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3 Reasons Closing the Gender Gap Helps Build Better Tech

Discover 3 impactful ways that closing the gender gap in tech can contribute to better tech products and services overall.
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Mission Driven

Indigenous American Innovators Who Broke Down Barriers in Tech

Indigenous Americans are historically underrepresented in the tech workforce. Here are four Indigenous Americans who broke down barriers in tech and made major contributions to the tech industry.
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Grace Hopper: the Person, Programmer, and Pioneer

As a computer programming icon and the namesake of our immersive coding bootcamp for women and non-binary students, Grace Hopper is a name you’ll hear on a regular basis at Fullstack Academy.
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Job & Career Advice

You Asked, We Answered: Is It Harder Out There for Older Developers?

A coding bootcamp can seem like a big commitment at any phase of life, but mid-career aspiring programmers have unique concerns about their futures after coding bootcamp. Get answers to commonly asked questions in this post.
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Women in STEM: 20 Organizations Working to Close Tech’s Gender Gap

The gender gap in STEM industries is still way too wide. But it’s narrowing all the time, thanks in no small part to the work of these 20 teaching organizations.
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Job & Career Advice

Want to Build a Better Product, Team, and Company? Cultivate Empathy First.

Meg Duffy, Program Manager of the Grace Hopper Program, explains why empathy is good for your company, your product, and your team.
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The Many Faces of Fullstack

The Fullstack Academy and Grace Hopper Program teams are growing, adding diverse team members with diverse experiences. From working at the Future Leaders Foundation and Google to wrestling on camera and earning Ph.D.s in Mathematics, our new hires are folks you'll want to spend 13 weeks--or at least the next five minutes--getting to know.
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Step In to Your Power: How This Tech-Curious Lesbian Transformed Her Life at Fullstack

After a frugal youth, $100K+ in student loans, and 7 unfulfilling years in finance, Noelle found her place in tech & wants other LGBTQIA+ folks to do the same.
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Job & Career Advice

Making Women the Smartest Coders in the Room

Katy wants women to become the smartest coders in the room. How? Coding bootcamps like Grace Hopper Program. Read her story and see if her path is right for you.
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Mission Driven

How Investors Can Leverage Their Power to Close the Gender Gap in Tech

Investors are responsible, in part, for causing the gender gap in tech. But they also have a big role to play in closing it.
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Job & Career Advice

How 7 Tech Companies Are Fighting Workplace Sexism

Workplace sexism in the tech industry is far too common. But these companies are using hiring, policies, transparency, and even technology itself to change that.
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Do Dedicated Hiring Quotas Close the Gender Gap in Tech?

Though many companies have committed to changing hiring practices to close the gender gap in tech, women continue to be severely underrepresented.
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