Kimberly Bryant Quotes
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Some of the perceptions from my professors were that I was less than or that I wouldn't be able to compete or wouldn't be able to meet the same bar as my peers. I don't want that for my daughter or for any of the girls who come into our program.
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As the coding movement continues to grow, the common narrative of the white male geek as the predominant influencer on geek culture will erode.
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We want to see companies making a good faith effort and putting some tangible initiatives behind their pledge for diversity.
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My first introduction to computers and computer programming came during my freshman year of college. I majored in electrical engineering with a minor in computer science, so I learned during my required courses at Vanderbilt University.
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Jobs in technology have the rapidest rate of growth. The need for computer science is so incredibly large, and it's important that girls of all colors have the opportunity to move into that field.
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Technology can be biased in how it's developed if coders aren't careful. There are apps that are clearly made by companies with no people of color on their team.
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We need to have women as role models, both inside and outside corporate America's leading tech companies, leading the path for other women.
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We want to teach girls of color the skills they need and create a diversity of voices into the tech community.
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You can absolutely be what you can't see! That's what innovators and disruptors do.
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We want to create a community of girls who will be empowered to become catalysts for transformation in their communities.
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While there should be collective efforts to increase tech inclusion overall, the industry must work to specifically attract and retain women of color.
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We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future.