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Girls Who Code
Educating future female engineers
- 1001+ employees
- B2C
- Education
- Learning
- Accessibility
- Koreatown, New York, NY
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Company mission
To close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.
Our take
Girls Who Code is an international non-profit organization that has set out to close the gender gap in technology through its range of educational opportunities for women to inspire, educate, and equip students with the computing skills needed to pursue 21st-century technological opportunities,
The organization runs over 8,500 programs worldwide, ranging from its Clubs that are geared toward students between 3rd-12th grade, High School Summer Programs, and College & Career Programs. Since its launch in 2012, Girls Who Code has served over 500,000 students around the globe and was named Fast Company’s #1 Most Innovative Non-Profit in 2019.
The company provides a vital service for women students across the globe, encouraging and nurturing STEM-centered skills to create a more equal generation of tech workers. Girls Who Code has continued to gain traction around the globe, and is well-set to lead the movement of diversifying the future of tech.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- 401(k) w/ Match
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Vision & Dental Coverage
- 3 Medical Insurance Plans (including one fully funded by the org)
- Hybrid Work
- Virtual Days
- Medical Flexible Spending Plans
- Life Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
Company values
- BRAVERY - We believe being brave is about being resilient, persistent, and ambitious
- SISTERHOOD - We believe that diverse ability, culture, identity, and opinion makes our organization stronger
- ACTIVISM - We’re not just preparing our girls to enter the workforce - we’re preparing them to lead it, to improve it, to completely and totally transform it
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2021
$0.2m
GRANT
Mar 2019
$3m
GRANT
Total funding: $7.1m
Leadership
Tarika Barrett, Ph.D.
(CEO, not founder)Initially joined the company in 2016 as VP of Programs before becoming COO in 2018 and was promoted to CEO in 2021. Board Member for several organizations, including New Visions for Public Schools (current) and McGraw Hill (former).
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