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Spotlight: Pooja Chandrashekar
Each month we spotlight a woman or girl in tech who inspires us. This month are highlighting another NCWIT Aspirations in Computing award winner - Pooja Chandrashekar. She has turned her passion of addressing the gender gap in tech into a national computing competition for middle school girls called ProjectCSGirls for which Tech-Girls is a proud partner.
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What drives your interest in technology?
I love how technology is so malleable. The rapidly advancing nature of the field and the fact that new breakthroughs are made every day is what makes it so exciting. Technology is quickly becoming critical to every aspect of society and human experience, and it’s wonderful to be a part of that. There is no other field that is as dynamic, as pertinent, or as necessary. I also love how collaborative it is because there’s so many different ways of approaching a problem and it’s everyone’s individual skill and contribution that brings a program or product to life. It’s just such creative work.
Every time I work on one of my research projects or initiatives, I get the sense that what I’m doing has a real impact and the power to make a difference. And to me, that’s really empowering and satisfying.
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Get Involved
Are you ready to become a mentor or sponsor a Tech-Girls workshop? Can you help us get the word out or cater an event? However you would like to get involved, we need you!
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Activities & Events
Live & Local
- September 15 - GREAT (GiRls Excited About Technology) in collaboration with GEMS @ UVA and Tech-Girls will be coming to Jouett on Monday afternoons. More info.
- September 16 - Tech-Girls @ Sutherland begins 6 week session: Human-Computer Interaction from 8-9:00am. More info.
- September 16 - Tech-Girls @ Henley begins 6 week session: Human-Computer Interaction from 4-5:30pm. More info.
- September 23 - Girls' Geek Days Open House at Crozet Elementary School from 6-7:30pm. More info.
- September 30 - Women ETC Conference. This year's conference has an amazing line-up of speakers and is a great event to inspire the next generation of women in tech. More info (ask about their student rate).
- October 4 - Charlottesville Mini Maker Faire. Be sure to mark your calendar for this fun, interactive event featuring regional makers.
- October 9 - CBIC Tech Tour. Open to middle and high school students from participating schools. Check to see if your school is on board the tour & sign up quickly. Spots are limited for this popular regional event!
Virtual & Global
- Ongoing - Made with Code for classes & workshops geared toward girls.
- July 15-September 15 - Maker Party, Mozilla's global campaign to teach the web.Find or create an event near you!
- September 1 - February 15 - ProjectCSGIRLS, the nation’s biggest computer science competition for middle school girls. Build something with tech that can help solve an imminent social problem.
- September 15 - November 4 - NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. Are you a young woman in high school interested in computing? Want to tap into a powerful network that can help make your dreams come true? Selena Feng, a high school junior is changing her community through GREAT, a program supported through her NCWIT Award.
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