We’ve typically noticed that girls are likely to keep away from the tech world. Whether or not it is as a result of they really feel like an outsider, scared, or insecure, with out the proper help and motivation, they’re extra more likely to be discouraged to pursue a profession on this discipline.
At TravelPerk, we need to shut this hole. We need to encourage ladies to be a part of a group the place gender doesn’t outline their paths. We need to present an area the place they’ve equal alternatives to be taught and develop.
A technique we get ourselves concerned is by volunteering for CodeWomen. Final Monday, we invited CodeWomen to our Barcelona HQ, the place we hosted their pair-programming session to supply steerage to feminine college students.
What’s CodeWomen?
CodeWomen is a group for ladies by ladies. Based by MigraCode in 2020, the initiative consists of a help group for feminine college students who aspire to enter the tech panorama. Volunteers from totally different organizations assist these college students develop their technical expertise and supply profession recommendation and ideas.
What’s MigraCode?
MigraCode is a tech academy for refugees and migrants in Barcelona. It was based in 2019 and collaborates with numerous colleges and corporations throughout Europe to foster labor integration and social inclusion. MigraCode goals to offer equal entry to training, improve work alternatives, construct a group, and supply extra help.
What’s a pair-programming session?
Codewomen hosts two varieties of occasions monthly. One for networking and studying and one for pair-programming. The latter consists of organizing periods with college students and volunteer coaches to offer college students steerage on the trade or expertise they want, work on current or provoke new tasks, and supply normal ideas in keeping with their pursuits.
I need to be a volunteer. The place can I join?
You possibly can see extra data on the right way to get entangled right here. You too can attain out to our volunteers, Alexandra Yamaui and David Volart, to listen to extra about their experiences.