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Successful Silicon Valley Women Star in Stanford Video Series Urging Young Women to Get Into Computing
She++, a volunteer group of female undergraduates at Stanford University, has created a series of YouTube videos showing motivational interviews with Silicon Valley women.
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She++, a volunteer group of female undergraduates at Stanford University, has created a series of short YouTube videos of motivational interviews with Silicon Valley women to encourage young women to enter computer science fields.
The first six videos in the she++ library were released on Wednesday.
The women in the videos hold jobs in programming, project management, computer security, and other areas of computing. "We wanted to showcase a lot of different people and careers so that viewers could watch the videos and see future versions of themselves represented," says student project co-leader Alyssa Vann.
Although the videos target high school and college students, as well as teachers and counselors, she++ also hopes parents will show the videos to younger children.
In making the videos, the Stanford students noticed the variety of paths that led women to computer science careers, including an interest in graphics or an effort to accomplish goals such as creating applications for local government.
Formed in 2012, she++ also is working on a mentorship program that matches high school students with computer science degree students or technology industry workers. In addition, the group has launched a fellowship program, #include, that helps high school students begin tech initiatives within their communities.
From Stanford Report (CA)
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