There are so many good women coders. However, there is a lot of talent to be found there and the reason that numbers are biased is not because there is a lack of talent. The programming culture is male dominated and there are so many dedicated and talented women coders that just need to be hired.
Key Takeaways:
- If you’ve heard about the tech industry’s diversity problems, you’ve probably also heard about the narrow “talent pipeline.” That’s the name given to the supposed lack of qualified diverse candidates.
- While tech companies busy themselves with unraveling those, however, they may be able to start widening their talent pipelines just by changing the way they look at candidates.
- CEO and cofounder of HackerRank Vivek Ravisankar tells Fast Company that while it’s tough to say why some countries have more high performers than others, there is one discernible trend: The nations at the top tend to foster stronger coding cultures for kids.
“CEO and cofounder of HackerRank Vivek Ravisankar tells Fast Company that while it’s tough to say why some countries have more high performers than others, there is one discernible trend: The nations at the top tend to foster stronger coding cultures for kids.”
