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" I'm looking to see more women of color not only in companies in technology, but also creating companies. "

Kimberly Bryant

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" I had originally wanted to be a lawyer. Even when I went to college and majored in engineering, I still thought I'd get a law degree. Then I started taking electrical engineering classes where I saw some of the innovation happening around computers and solid-state technology in the mid '80s. "

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" Our camps and workshops offer a space where girls of color can learn computer science and coding principles alongside their peers, with mentorship from female role models who have established themselves in tech fields where women, and minority women in particular, tend to be underrepresented. "

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" It's critical for girls to see role models like myself that are in technical fields. Looking for ways to come in as speakers or do a career day, or just find a way to connect with students or invite students to their workplaces to shadow them for the day... is critically important. "

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" I don't think that the trickle-down theory of diversity ever really works. "

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" By reaching out to the community through workshops, hackathons, and after-school programs, Black Girls Code introduces computer programming and technology to girls from underrepresented communities. "

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" I believe it is incredibly important for women and people of color to become the builders and creators in technology. In order to do so, we need to know how to code or, at least, know the language of coding - what I like to call 'code speak.' "

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" If technology is designed mostly by white males, who make up roughly half our population, we're missing out on the innovation, solutions, and creativity that a broader pool of talent can bring to the table. "

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" It's always been my dream to be an attorney, and I'm that weird breed of human being that loves being in a courtroom. "

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" If I understood the great opportunities that are available to women and underrepresented minorities in the field of tech I would have made the transition from traditional engineering to the technology field much earlier in my career. "

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" As a little girl growing up in the Deep South, my mother told me that my future lay in my education. And she was right. "

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" I was doing a lot of networking in the Valley, and I found that it was not a very diverse environment, and most of the conferences and meetup events I went to, there weren't many women or people of color in those rooms. "

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" If people are not tied to the work from a mission-driven focus, I don't think you're going to motivate them. "

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" We like to say we hope to be like the Girl Scouts of technology, having many different chapters in many different states as well as many different countries. "

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" My first introduction to computers and computer programming came during my freshman year of college. I majored in electrical engineering with a minor in computer science, so I learned during my required courses at Vanderbilt University. "

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" We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future. "

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" I had been tracked from grades 1 through 12 in an accelerated program in the public school system in Memphis and had done well in math and science classes. When I was getting ready for college, my guidance counselors suggested I look into engineering. "

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" For me, if a company is really committed to diversity, that means everything. That means gender diversity, that means sexual orientation for me, that means race, ethnicity. "

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" I grew up in a close-knit community where I was expected to excel, and it was a different experience when I got to the university. There were very few students of color, and those numbers were extremely low in the school of engineering. "

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" I definitely think there needs to be more of a focus and movement on getting coding taught in schools. There's really only so much after-school programs like Black Girls Code can do to really drive that change. And those classes shouldn't only take place in high school. We should make sure that we teach kids about coding at an early age. "

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" I think my biggest mistake was deciding not to go to law school directly after I graduated from college. "

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" Women are both talented and innovative thinkers and tend to use computer science as a tool to solve larger problems. "

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" As the coding movement continues to grow, the common narrative of the white male geek as the predominant influencer on geek culture will erode. "

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" I hope to literally change the world with Black Girls Code by changing the paradigm which produces the current monolithic ecosystem in technology. "

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" Girls who participate in Black Girls Code think of themselves as leaders. "

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" I loved school, was an exceptional student, and found a passion for math and science that led me to Vanderbilt University, where I discovered the world of electrical engineering. I did well in college, loved the work I was doing, and soon found myself climbing the corporate ladder after graduation. I was one of the lucky ones. "

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" While there should be collective efforts to increase tech inclusion overall, the industry must work to specifically attract and retain women of color. "

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" We need to have women as role models, both inside and outside corporate America's leading tech companies, leading the path for other women. "

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" While there is still certainly much more work that needs to be done, Lyft actually believes in increasing diversity and inclusion within their workforce, and also, they believe in being a strong supporter of that in the community. "

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" There's not enough said about the beauty of being able to focus on what you do well. "

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