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Year 8 is too late
Every time we run Young Rewired State, indeed pretty much every time Rewired State runs any hack, we are asked: What is the male/female ratio? The answer to this question is usually 5% max female....
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How to initiate kids (or anyone) in coding
This post is a follow on from the one I wrote about how we need to start teaching children to code in their junior years (Year 5 is my stab in the dark). This would address the issue of fewer female...
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The girl thing
I could respond to each and every one of you on twitter after today’s article in the Observer. And yes I know it is not just a girl thing, I was just writing in that instance about girls and coding,...
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How to put girls off from all forms of programming/tech by Emma der Mulqueeny
I am a bloody idiot. This year, as every year, I decided that I would have one major focus for Young Rewired State in addition to the general idea: introducing young programmers to open data. This year...
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The great gender divide: Girls don’t recognise tech as key
Today sees the launch of the Telefónica Global Millennial Survey which I have been really looking forward to. I have not had a chance to read all of the findings yet and am watching on Livestream the...
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Calling all bedroom programmers – everywhere!
It is that time again, the beginning of the build up to the 6th Festival of Code!! It is an unbelievably exciting time for us, and we have really stepped up our game this year – just wait and see. But...
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