Check out the latest edition of our weekly Women 2.0 reading guide and join the conversation. By Betsy Mikel (Editor, Women 2.0) SpaceX, home of Women 2.0 conference speaker Gwynne Shotwell successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the...
“The problem isn’t that 13-year-old girls aren’t interested in computers. The problem is that 90% of our schools don’t even teach computer science” By Hadi Partovi (Co-founder, Code.org) The Twittersphere erupted last week over the question of whether the...
All kids care about these days is texting, right? Hour of Code proves the stereotype wrong by inspiring kids to code. By Betsy Mikel (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) When you ask kids what they want to be when they grow up, it’s unlikely they’ll respond “computer...
One founder reflects on what attending our recent Las Vegas conference taught her about getting more girls interested in tech. By Sheree Winslow (Writer & Founder, WomenAtTheTables.com) We need more women in the technology industry. Whenever I attend a startup...
Between my current full-time government position, volunteer work, and trying to live life, I decided to learn how to code. By Nabihah Azim (Intake Specialist, City of Oakland Department of Housing and Community Development) Government girl goes geek.. well kind of....