Opportunity Today Will Help Achieve Tech Diversity Tomorrow
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Last month six teenagers from the Bronx got on stage in front of hundreds of people at New York Tech Meetup. They presented two mobile apps they coded from scratchapps designed to make a positive impact in their communities. These young programmers are all high achievers, but many of them have grown up facing adversity and lacking the resources to realize their full potential.
They don’t have access to tech opportunities at school but, thanks to help from others, they have access to mentors who are tapping into their intelligence, potential and creativity to prepare them for careers in tech.
In the tech industry, the demand for qualified candidates is quickly outpacing supply. While computer science jobs represent 60% of science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers in the U.S., less than 3% of college students graduate with a degree in computer science annually. In fact, by 2020, there will be 1 million more computer science jobs than computer science students.
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