SOME 80 girls between the ages of 12 and 18 from 38 schools in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam recently came together to participate in a virtual coding competition organized by Girls In Code SEA.
The coding issues addressed in the competition were based on the Behind the Screens” theme, which explored the processes of several popular apps, a press release from Girls In Code SEA, an organization dedicated to empowering and overcoming the stigma of Coders in South- East Asia, read.
The goal was to encourage participants to be wary of background processes in the applications they use every day while learning to code.
Held on March 18 and 19, the event also saw participants join a Python programming workshop. In addition, they heard Deloitte technology analyst Sham Fang Ying, Rising Star of Women in ICT ASEAN 2021, and AI engineer Dr. Fairoza Amira Hamzah during talks with inspiring women who have made a name for themselves in the industry. industry. Its director Elena Foong said that Girls In Code SEA is dedicated to promoting female inclusion in the technology industry.
Our team of computer scientists at Garden International School is made up of project managers Amanda Lee, Aaleyah Adam and Shriya Kalyan,” she said, adding that although the situation is improving, women are still a minority in tech careers.
According to Zippia Research, women only made up 28% of the tech industry workforce in the United States as of 2022, she said. “Lack of exposure to technology and awareness of female role models contributes to the problem.
Girls In Code SEA aims to achieve a greater female presence in tech by making computer science education accessible and fostering a supportive community of girls interested in the field,” she said, adding that the participants praised the competition as “challenging but fun and educational.
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