Lessons Learned from Leading Women in Tech Organizations

The technology industry has a well-documented diversity problem. Despite the growing number of women entering the field, men continue to dramatically outnumber women, especially in technical and leadership positions. Women make up only 28% of the tech workforce, hold a mere 15% of C-suite roles, and account for a paltry 3% of venture capital funding….

How Building an HTML5 Frogger Game Leveled Up My Programming Skills

My journey into programming began, like many, with a childhood fascination for video games. I would spend hours immersed in the pixelated worlds of Super Mario, Sonic, and other classic games, marveling at how they were created. That fascination lay dormant for years until a chance encounter with Udacity‘s Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree program rekindled…

A different kind of home: how I found my community and my place in tech

The tech industry has a long-standing and well-documented diversity problem. As a Black woman and full-stack developer, I‘ve experienced firsthand how isolating and challenging it can be to navigate a field where you‘re underrepresented. Despite the growing conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in recent years, the numbers show we‘re making very slow progress…