JUL 09, 2015 | US
High School Coders Head to The Hill
Bisnow, July 10, 2015
Tania Anderson
Only 15% of female students in the DC area are interested in pursuing a STEM career. So 60 future coders descended on Capitol Hill this week to raise awareness among lawmakers, including Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, about the importance of STEM education and getting more girls and women into software coding. The group is posing with event sponsor BSA The Software Alliance's president, Victoria Espinel (in red).
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The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the global trade association of the enterprise software industry, representing companies that are leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, quantum, and other breakthrough technologies. We work in over 20 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, advocating for policies that build trust in technology so that every industry sector and the public can benefit from innovation.