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When cofounder of YCombinator Paul Graham’sinterview to The Information was published, itimmediately hit the headlines with his statementslike “God knows what you would do to get 13 yearold girls interested in computers. I would have tostop and think about that” and “We can’t makethese women look at the world through hackereyes and start Facebook because they haven’tbeen hacking for the past 10 years”. However, it isa fact that there are fewer women taking theplunge into coding.

It’s not that women do not code, the issue is thatthey do not come out in the open. Today there arenumerous websites for women coders ONLY. Theyhave taken up the initiative to encourage them todon their hacking caps and be proud about it.

Initiatives like She++, Lesbians who Tech,Pyladies, Girls who code have been giving a shoutout to women who love tech. Although nowhere isit put up that women shouldn’t code, theacceptability has been denied for a long time.Good part is, tables have turned now. There areevents and hackathons happening across theglobe many of them specifically for girls.

Recently, we got to meet the organizers of theupcoming Anita Borg Institute Grace HopperCelebration of women in computing (India) event. Itwas encouraging as well as overwhelming to seeso many tech ladies gathered together to celebrate

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women technologists. ABI has been built aroundthe belief, as it quotes, “women are vital to buildingtechnology that the world needs”.

All of these events, summits and communities aimat extending a hand of kinship to women who lovetech. There are plenty of established womentechnologists who serve as an inspiration. AnitaBorg is one of them who did a lot to bring inwomen to be not just a part of this tech revolutionbut be an active contributor. Anita Borg’s effortshave been encouraging women technologists tobecome leaders in their fields as well!

Inspite of so many Initiatives, we see very fewwomen becoming leaders and realizing their fullpotential. It seems that their career growth getsstalled before they reach the top. While we weretrying to figure out why, Chief Operating officer ofFacebook Sheryl Sandberg published her “Lean In”– A book that deals with the reasons and causesfor this abrupt pause. She also talks about enoughsolutions that can help women ultimately achievetheir potential. Sheryl is listed among the 50 mostpowerful women in Business and also comes in thelist of 100 most influential people in the world. HerTED talk had become phenomenal when sheprofessed that women, unintentionally, pull back.Sheryl motivated women to “sit at the table”, takeup the challenge, chase and pursue their goals.Lean In, blended with humour and knowledge,makes a wonderful journey from what womencannot do to what they can do.

An infographic from ABI showcases theassociation of women with computers from 1840s.For more than a century, women have been a partof this tech revolution.

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What we need to do now is, spread the word. Alittle more enthusiasm, some more motivation andinitiatives for women can help us increase thenumber of technologists. We would conclude byputting up an excerpt from “Why we need womenwho code” published in elle.com where AddaBirnir, Founder of Skillcrush.com speaks.

How she learned to code:

“I taught myself to code five years ago and foundthe experience so empowering and amazing (andgood for my bottom line) that I created a startup[Skillcrush) to help other professional women learnthe digital skills they need”.

On being a woman in the field:

“On one hand it’s amazing! What we lack for innumbers we more than make up for in energy. Thecommunities of women in tech that I have come toknow are incredible. So supportive, so excited, sowanting to give back. On the other hand, it can justbe plain alienating to be navigating a world andindustry where there are so few role models to lookup to. You don’t realize how much you valuehaving someone to look up to and model yourselfafter until you don’t have such a person anymore.That all said, there is a little part of me that lovesthe challenge of being in such a male dominatedfield. I think, sometimes, it makes me feel evenmore like I belong, not because I feel especiallywelcomed all the time, but because I am like,

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