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In addition to training, professional evaluations, meetings, and scholarships, Women Who Code offers networking and mentorship. As of 2023, the organization has held more than 16,000 free events around the world and built a membership of over 343,000 people representing over 147 countries. The
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Women Who Code was created in 2011. It was founded as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit and approved by the IRS in November 2013 and is best known for its weekly publication the CODE Review, free technical study groups, hack nights, career development and leadership development, and speaking events
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featuring influential technology industry experts and investors. Since inception, WWCode has produced thousands of events worldwide and garnered sponsorship from organizations like
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professionals. The company aims to provide an avenue into the technology world by evaluating and assisting women in developing technical skills.
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Wall Street Journal: "Alaina Percival: 10 Reasons Why More Women Should Work in Software Engineering"
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Venture Beat: "Let's talk about ‘women in tech': Silicon Valley still has a gender problem"
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Providing free technical study groups (Ruby, Javascript, iOS, Android, Python, Algorithms)
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On April 18, 2024, the organization announced it would be shutting down.
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Increasing women speakers and judges at conferences and hackathons
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Forbes: "Women Who Code Present 9 Tech Talks in San Francisco"
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Connecting members with influential tech experts and investors
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computerweekly.com: "Women Who Code launches London meet ups"
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CSM: "Silicon Valley's workforce could see demographic shift"
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Increasing diverse participation in the tech community
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Kim Bennett (Chief Legal Officer and Brand Strategist)
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Joey Rosenberg (President, Product and Communications)
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Non-profit organizations based in the United States
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