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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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Job & Career Advice

Coding While Black: Black Tech Professionals Share Their Experiences

Discover what life is really like for these Black developers, and learn about the people and organizations fighting for equity in the industry.
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Mission Driven

Coding For Good: 20 Nonprofit Products Developed Using JavaScript

Some of the most awesome software products in the world are built using JavaScript. Here are 20 of the best of those products from the nonprofit sector.
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Community Updates

Bringing Black Panther to Life with Black Girls Code

Fullstack Academy and The Grace Hopper Program in Chicago partnered with Black Girls Code for the "Wakanda by Design: 3D Printing" workshop, which allowed young girls to design and create high-tech solutions inspired by the film.
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Job & Career Advice

Be Inspired: 30 Female-Identifying Coders You Should be Following on Twitter

Here are 30 female-identifying coders you can follow and learn from as you make your own career in software development.
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Coding Bootcamp Student Projects

6 Paramount Projects From July Grads

One of our favorite days each semester is Demo Day, when the Grace Hopper cohorts present their capstone projects and show off what they’ve built. In the three weeks leading up to Demo Day, students work together in teams to deploy the skills they’ve learned so far. Check out 6 of their presentations here.
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Coding Bootcamp Student Projects

5 Fabulous Feminist Coding Bootcamp Projects

Want to know what kind of apps you'll actually build during coding bootcamp? Today, we're sharing 5 projects Grace Hopper grads built specifically to benefit women.
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Mission Driven

4 Things Tech Execs Can Do Right Now to Shrink the Industry’s Gender Gap

Tech’s gender gap is huge. But if tech executives create environments that foster and reward gender inclusion, it could start to diminish.
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Job & Career Advice

3 Days of Awesome Women: Grace Hopper Celebration 2018

Michele Cantos, Director of our Grace Hopper Program, attended the annual Grace Hopper Celebration in Houston. Check out her day-by-day recap of the amazing women she encountered at this event--and grab some digital swag for yourself.
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Community Updates

15 Ways to Celebrate Pride Month in the Tech Industry

June is a time to reflect on and celebrate the achievements and advancements of our LGBTQ+ community members. Here’s how you can get involved.
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Mission Driven

15 Tech Organizations Actively Supporting Black Coders

These 15 organizations are bridging the racial divide in tech, making sure that Black voices are heard and that the work of Black coders and founders is recognized.
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Mission Driven

16 Remarkable Women Programmers Who Transformed the Tech World

During Women’s History Month and beyond, celebrate these 16 women programmers who made significant accomplishments in technology.
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