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About 30 percent of computer science concentrators at Harvard are women. That percentage is growing and is about twice the national average. (Photo by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer.)
Emi Nietfeld '15 (from left, photo 1), Ana-Maria Constantin '16, Amna Hashmi '16, Ramya Rangan '16, and J.N. Fang '16 are members of Harvard Women in Computer Science. (Photo by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer.)
Since its founding nearly four years ago, Harvard Women in Computer Science (WICS) has posted some serious numbers. Not only has it grown to include more than 350 members and host roughly 15 events each month to provide programming at all levels, the student organization has continued to expand its horizons as well.
From its original goal of creating a supportive community within computer science through networking and social events, WICS has branched out. In its second year, the group launched the annual weekend-long WECode (Women Engineers Code) conference (open to all genders), putting students from more than 40 colleges and universities together with industry leaders in small workshops and encouraging cooperation and innovation through a variety of talks, panels, and events. That same year, the group also began mentoring area middle-school students in the Girls Who Code club.
Read the entire article in the Harvard Gazette
Topics: Diversity / Inclusion, Computer Science
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