If You Want More Women In Tech, You Need To Be Honest About What The Problem Is
segment made it seem almost magically easy: if we get every girl to code, we will solve the pipeline problem.
In this battle, pundits, producers, and politicians would rather believe in industry-favored myths and half-truths than listen to the more complex story told by women-led organizations working tirelessly to bring girls into tech. This is the very reason Girls Who Code, littleBits, and many other women-led organizations were founded: to get more girls interested in technology in the first place, and then support them throughout their journey so they stay interested, persist, and succeed.
This exhausting pattern — of coverage and conversation around an oversimplified myth — has consequences. We all know that closing the gender gap will take building skills like bravery and resilience. You have to ensure girls feel a part of a community and that they belong. You have to show them role models and heroes that look like them. And you need to demonstrate that they can use tech to solve the problems they care about.
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