Saujani: 74% of girls wanted impact, but 0.2% studied computer science
Reshma Saujani · Highlights to inspire your 2024 (with Ron Howard, Daymond John, Reshma Saujani) | Masters of Scale · Jan 2, 2024 · at 13:28
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, discusses the statistics on female representation in tech that inspired her to launch the nonprofit.
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“74% of high school girls wanted to pick a career that was about changing the world. And back then, less than like .2% of girls were going into computer science.”
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