Few of my classmates looked like me. While we shared similar aspirations and many good times, there's much to be said for making any challenging journey with people of the same cultural background.
Women are both talented and innovative thinkers and tend to use computer science as a tool to solve larger problems.
I'm horrendous at capturing a decent selfie.
Technology is a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives, and the accompanying geeky lexicon has infiltrated every facet of our modern day society.
You cannot possibly be reaching the needs of your consumers when the makeup of your company is not reflective of the community you serve.
Jobs in technology have the rapidest rate of growth. The need for computer science is so incredibly large, and it's important that girls of all colors have the opportunity to move into that field.
You can absolutely be what you can't see! That's what innovators and disruptors do.
I did not grow up around computers, so technology was not a tool used every day in my household. I was drawn to computer science due to the creative nature of programming and the technology focus.
We understand bringing girls into the tech space is about giving them skills to create social impact and change in their community.
I think that if companies build for diversity from the beginning from the ground up, that's definitely the ideal state for how to build diversity into your company.
We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future.
Although we use a lot of technology and consume a lot of technology as people of color, we're usually not the ones at the tables doing the creating of it.
We want to see companies making a good faith effort and putting some tangible initiatives behind their pledge for diversity.
Girls who participate in Black Girls Code think of themselves as leaders.
Some of the perceptions from my professors were that I was less than or that I wouldn't be able to compete or wouldn't be able to meet the same bar as my peers. I don't want that for my daughter or for any of the girls who come into our program.
I'm looking to see more women of color not only in companies in technology, but also creating companies.
There's not enough said about the beauty of being able to focus on what you do well.
When you've already experienced great challenges in your career, it gives minor setbacks a different perspective.
I think my biggest mistake was deciding not to go to law school directly after I graduated from college.
We need to have women as role models, both inside and outside corporate America's leading tech companies, leading the path for other women.
