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Kimberly Bryant
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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
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I'm horrendous at capturing a decent selfie. Kimberly Bryant
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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. Kimberly Bryant
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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. Kimberly Bryant
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I loved school, was an exceptional student, and found a passion for math and science that led me to Vanderbilt University, where I discovered the world of electrical engineering. I did well in college, loved the work I was doing, and soon found myself climbing the corporate ladder after graduation. I was one of the lucky ones. Kimberly Bryant
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You can absolutely be what you can't see! That's what innovators and disruptors do. Kimberly Bryant
You Innovators See Absolutely
While there should be collective efforts to increase tech inclusion overall, the industry must work to specifically attract and retain women of color. Kimberly Bryant
Work Women Collective Increase Must Color Retain Overall Attract Industry Efforts While Should Inclusion Tech Specifically
Girls who participate in Black Girls Code think of themselves as leaders. Kimberly Bryant
Black Girl Think Leaders Participate Themselves Who Code
We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future. Kimberly Bryant
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I think my biggest mistake was deciding not to go to law school directly after I graduated from college. Kimberly Bryant
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As a little girl growing up in the Deep South, my mother told me that my future lay in my education. And she was right. Kimberly Bryant
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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
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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. Kimberly Bryant
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Girls are almost always socialized to be perfect: 'Smile, do well in school, don't take too many risks.' Kimberly Bryant
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We want to teach girls of color the skills they need and create a diversity of voices into the tech community. Kimberly Bryant
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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. Kimberly Bryant
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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. Kimberly Bryant
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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. Kimberly Bryant
Great Technology Women Opportunities Made Field Engineering Would Minorities Understood Traditional Available Transition Much Tech Earlier Career
We understand bringing girls into the tech space is about giving them skills to create social impact and change in their community. Kimberly Bryant
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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. Kimberly Bryant
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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. Kimberly Bryant
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