Over 100 female high school and college students from San Diego, Riverside and Los Angeles Countieswill gather at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) this Saturday, Oct. 24 for the institution’s fourth semi-annual Women’s Hackathon. This 12-hour event, which challenges teams of students to work collaboratively to design a website, game or mobile app that addresses one of two selected real-world challenges, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the University Student Union Ballroom.
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that by 2020 there will be more than 1.4 million computing-related job openings. Yet, at current rates, only 29 percent of those positions will be filled by women. The CSUSM Women’s Hackathon seeks to inspire female students to pursue computer and information science degrees and careers.
“A hackathon exclusively for young women provides a safe environment for them to share their creativity, collaborate with each other and build friendships,” said Professor of Computer Science Youwen Ouyang, the event organizer. “We know that the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce is crucial to America’s innovative capacity and global competitiveness, yet women are vastly underrepresented in these fields. We simply must do more to expose young women to the opportunities in computer science and STEM.” For the full article click here
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