Building a Pipeline of Talent for Girls Who Code

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This chapter discusses Reshma Saujani's partnership with the private sector to build a pipeline of talent for girls who code, highlighting the impact of hosting coding camps at tech companies and involving employees in teaching. It also explores the growth and network effect of Girls Who Code clubs, addressing challenges faced by women in computer science. The chapter emphasizes the success of Girls Who Code in increasing representation of women in the tech industry and discusses the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What happens when you tap into the collective genius of a diverse group?

Does the cross-pollination of ideas let you create something greater than the sum of its parts?

The real magic happens when you create a network of changemakers: people united by a common cause who will drive impact and innovation. Doing this will vastly improve your odds of forging groundbreaking solutions to the challenges you face.

Reshma Saujani did this when she founded Girls Who Code, which has supported thousands of young women and non-binary people to take up impactful roles in the tech industry and beyond. With her latest venture, Moms First, she's again deploying her skills as a master of impactful networking.

In this episode, Reshma reveals how she's built inclusive networks of collaborators to tackle intractable problems from unexpected angles and unlock massive opportunities.

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