Women Who Code

Women Who Code (WWCode) was an international non-profit organization that provides services for women pursuing technology careers and a job board^[2] for companies seeking coding professionals. The company aims to provide an avenue into the technology world by evaluating and assisting women in developing technical skills.

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Women Who Code
Type	501(c)(3) not-for-profit
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Membership	343,000
Key people	Julie Elberfeld (CEO) Joey Rosenberg (President, Product and Communications) Samaria Rooks (Chief People and Inclusion Officer) Shanna Gregory (Chief Program Officer) Kim Bennett (Chief Legal Officer and Brand Strategist) Sandy Welfare (Chief Development Officer)^[1] Alaina Percival (co-founder)
Website	www.womenwhocode.com

In addition to training, professional evaluations, meetings, and scholarships, Women Who Code offers networking and mentorship. As of 2023, the organization has held more than 16,000 free events around the world and built a membership of over 343,000 people representing over 147 countries.^[3] The current chief executive officer of Women Who Code is Julie Elberfeld.

History

Women Who Code was created in 2011.^[4] It was founded as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit and approved by the IRS in November 2013^[5] and is best known for its weekly publication the CODE Review, free technical study groups, hack nights, career development and leadership development, and speaking events featuring influential technology industry experts and investors.^[6] Since inception, WWCode has produced thousands of events worldwide and garnered sponsorship from organizations like Google, Zendesk, VMware, KPCB, Capital One, Nike, Yelp, and many others. In the summer of 2016, Women Who Code went through Y Combinator.^[7]

On April 18, 2024, the organization announced it would be shutting down due to lack of funding.^[8]^[9]

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Key initiatives

Women Who Code's initiatives include:^[10]

Providing free technical study groups (Ruby, Javascript, iOS, Android, Python, Algorithms)
Connecting members with influential tech experts and investors
Offering career and leadership development
Increasing women speakers and judges at conferences and hackathons
Increasing diverse participation in the tech community

History

Key initiatives

See also

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