According to Fast Company Magazine’s Co.Exist Section, Empowering A New Generation Of Tech-Savvy Women By Teaching Them To Code :
“Skillcrush is trying to democratize the world of programing by helping women (and a few men) learn HTML, CSS, and Ruby on Rails–and showing them just how creative coding can be…
Skillcrush, a community-drive online course that teaches women how to code, with the help of co-founder Kate McGee. “We had this experience going into the world of tech and finding it creative and inspiring and fun, but none of that seems to be apparent to people outside of the tech industry.”
… Skillcrush ( was launched )as a way to empower young creative types–especially women–by giving them the toolkits to build their own websites, learning to code and discovering the collaborative joy of web development. Focusing on women, who tend to be underrepresented in the tech world, was partly design (though Skillcrush is not exclusively for women and routinely has men enrolled in its classes). And Birnir says they looked at successful in-person women-centered tutorials like Rails Bridge for inspiration. The goal was translating those courses’ successes to an online version; the crux was making it accessible, friendly, and truly interactive. And a first rate aesthetic, while less important, certainly wouldn’t hurt.”
To see how it all works, go to Empowering A New Generation Of Tech-Savvy Women By Teaching Them To Code
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