SAN RAMON, CA — Megan Jacob, a Dougherty Valley High School student, said she's long had a love for technology and engineering. But time and time again, at hackathons, engineering fix-it clinics or robotics meets, she noticed few women and girls were among the crowd.
Thus Jacob's nonprofit, Tech Girls United, was born last summer. Jacob said in an email that she hopes to educate and empower women in tech. So far, she's reached more than 2,200 girls and women in 30 states and 45 countries.
Tech Girls United kicked off with a data science boot camp that drew 100 girls across the world to learn the basics and put those lessons into use with a final project.
Continue reading: https://patch.com/california/sanramon/san-ramon-teen-starts-nonprofit-empower-techs-girls-women
Thus Jacob's nonprofit, Tech Girls United, was born last summer. Jacob said in an email that she hopes to educate and empower women in tech. So far, she's reached more than 2,200 girls and women in 30 states and 45 countries.
Tech Girls United kicked off with a data science boot camp that drew 100 girls across the world to learn the basics and put those lessons into use with a final project.
Continue reading: https://patch.com/california/sanramon/san-ramon-teen-starts-nonprofit-empower-techs-girls-women
