Women Who Code

Women Who Code is an international non-profit organization that provides services for women pursuing technology careers and a job board[1] for companies seeking coding professionals. The company aims to provide an avenue into the technology world by evaluating and assisting women developing technical skills.

Women Who Code
Type501(c)(3) not-for-profit
Location
Membership
180,000
Key people
  • Alaina Percival (CEO and Board Chair)
  • Joey Rosenberg (Chief Leadership Officer)
  • Brittani Smalls (Director of Operations)
  • Sherice Avant (Director of Growth)
Websitewww.womenwhocode.com

In addition to training, professional evaluations, meetings, and scholarships, Women Who Code offers networking and mentorship. As of 2018, the organization has held more than 7,000 free events around the world and built a membership of over 137,000 people representing over 20 countries.[2] The current Chief Executive Officer of Women Who Code is Alaina Percival.[3]

History

Women Who Code was created in 2011.[4] It became a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit in 2014[5] and is best known for its weekly publication the CODE Review, free technical study groups, hack nights, career development and leadership development, and speaking events featuring influential technology industry experts and investors.[6] Since inception, WWCode has produced thousands of events worldwide and garnered sponsorship from organizations like Google, Zendesk, VMware, KPCB, Capital One, Nike, Yelp, and many others. In the summer of 2016, Women Who Code went through Y Combinator (company).[7]

Key initiatives

Women Who Code's initiatives include:[8]

  • Providing free technical study groups (Ruby, Javascript, iOS, Android, Python, Algorithms)
  • Connecting members with influential tech experts and investors
  • Offering career and leadership development
  • Increasing female speakers and judges at conferences and hackathons
  • Increasing participation in the tech community

See also

References
  1. "Jobs". Women Who Code. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. Dishman, Lydia (31 October 2018). "How Women Who Code is making sure women aren't pushed out of tech jobs". Fast Company. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Alaina Percival | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  4. "Women Who Code [Registration required to see this LinkedIn page]". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. "Women Who Code, Inc". Guidestar. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  6. Pros, Noodle. "Women Who Code: You Are Not Alone". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  7. "YCombinator accepts Women Who Code". Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  8. "Women Who Code | About Us". Women Who Code. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
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