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Kathleen Martin
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After being in the tech industry for more than a decade, software developer Charlene Hunter was shocked that she had never come across another Black female software developer.
That is until 2017 when, fed up of having no other Black women in her tech network, East Londoner Charlene founded Coding Black Females.
The non-profit network is a community and inspirational team that uplifts Black female developers, helps them find opportunities, and influences the tech industry to be more inclusive to people of colour.
"Initially it was to meet Black women in tech - I'm a software developer, and I hadn't met any other Black women who were software developers after 10 years in the industry," Charlene, 36, explained.
"I was inspired after I watched [2016 film] Hidden Figures, and it was the first time that I'd seen Black women as the focus in science and technology in the media.
"I thought there must be other people out there who are like me - I wanted to meet those people."
Coding Black Females, which Charlene runs alongside co-CTOs Tanya Powell and Efua Akumanyi and their team, has grown to be a large, global network which focuses on enabling Black women to find roles in the tech industry by working with organisations to connect members to roles that are available.
Continue reading: https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/meet-londoner-revolutionising-tech-industry-22078424
That is until 2017 when, fed up of having no other Black women in her tech network, East Londoner Charlene founded Coding Black Females.
The non-profit network is a community and inspirational team that uplifts Black female developers, helps them find opportunities, and influences the tech industry to be more inclusive to people of colour.
"Initially it was to meet Black women in tech - I'm a software developer, and I hadn't met any other Black women who were software developers after 10 years in the industry," Charlene, 36, explained.
"I was inspired after I watched [2016 film] Hidden Figures, and it was the first time that I'd seen Black women as the focus in science and technology in the media.
"I thought there must be other people out there who are like me - I wanted to meet those people."
Coding Black Females, which Charlene runs alongside co-CTOs Tanya Powell and Efua Akumanyi and their team, has grown to be a large, global network which focuses on enabling Black women to find roles in the tech industry by working with organisations to connect members to roles that are available.
Continue reading: https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/meet-londoner-revolutionising-tech-industry-22078424
