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" 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. "

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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. "

Kimberly Bryant

College

Engineering

Computers

" When you've already experienced great challenges in your career, it gives minor setbacks a different perspective. "

" Technology can be biased in how it's developed if coders aren't careful. There are apps that are clearly made by companies with no people of color on their team. "

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

" I do believe that most startups who develop applications and digital products design 'towards the middle.' By this, I mean they design their products to reach the broadest consumer base possible, which is a sound strategy in some respects. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 really pride ourselves on the notion that what makes our program special is that we really do our very best to make sure that everything we do is culturally responsive and relevant. "

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

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

" When I started Black Girls Code in 2011, there weren't any programs that had a foundation in communities of color to teach our kids about technology. "

" I'm horrendous at capturing a decent selfie. "

" 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. "

Kimberly Bryant

People

Good Times

" 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. "

" I don't think quotas are necessarily an evil. I think when we look at industry in general back to the '60s and the '50s, the way more diverse people like my dad and mom's generation were able to break into industry was because of affirmation action, because of quotas. "

" Women and girls are naturally agents of change. If we teach one girl to code, she will go on to teach more - we've seen this in our own programs and workshops around the country. "

" 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. "

" Technology is a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives, and the accompanying geeky lexicon has infiltrated every facet of our modern day society. "

" 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 want to see companies making a good faith effort and putting some tangible initiatives behind their pledge for diversity. "

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

" You cannot possibly be reaching the needs of your consumers when the makeup of your company is not reflective of the community you serve. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For me, as a woman in one of the less diverse fields - electrical engineering, which is what I studied in college - it was hard to persist and really build a career. Some of the things I experienced were really scary, and they weren't experiences that I wanted for my daughter. "

" We need to really focus on getting this digital equity across the board in all of our public school systems, for both girls and boys. "

" 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. "

Kimberly Bryant

Company

Gender