The nonprofit, Girls Who Code, has a mission to close the gender gap in technology and has put out a new film and website to show female coders’ contributions and how broken the Internet would be without the valuable work done by women. The short film “Missing Code” kicks off the campaign and features a young...
Brittany Rhodes in Detroit is giving back to her community with her love of math by helping young girls overcome math anxiety! Brittany Rhodes is great at math and has always been good at it! A gradute in this field from Spelman, she started tutoring female algebra students in her community and realized they all struggled with basic mathematics. After researching academic...
Open Board Positions The WICT Philadelphia Board has the following open positions available. The Succession Planning Committee will review all applications and will notify applicants. Apply Here Applications are due by EOD Friday, October 30. Tech It Out Co-Director: Partner with another Co-Director2-year termResponsible for creating and leading an active committee involved in planning and executing...
On July 17, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) introduced 30 new badges in environmental stewardship, space science, robotics, and more to help girls create positive change in their communities—and beyond. Some of these new programs include Think Like a Programmer and Think Like an Engineer journeys in addition to badges in Robotics, Cybersecurity, Space Science, and Mechanical Engineering. Enhancing Girl Scouts’ proven girl-led...
The world’s first international communications satellite, Telstar I, launched into orbit this month 58 years ago. Photo courtesy of National Air and Space Museum A collaboration between the US, Britain, and France, Telstar I introduced the world to trans-Atlantic video feeds and ushered in a new era of communication. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls,...
SCTE/ISBE has quickly pivoted its annual Cable-Tec Expo conference to a digital event. Comcast, Charter and Cox will sponsor the event, which will be free to attendees. Late last month, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers announced the cancellation of their physical event, with Denver’s Colorado Convention Center configured as temporary hospital space for a potential COVID-19 spike through the remainder...