'Women Who Code' Shuts Down Unexpectedly (tech.slashdot.org)
from 0nekoneko7@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 2024 10:32
https://lemmy.world/post/14496519

Women Who Code (WWC), a U.S.-based organization of 360,000 people supporting women who work in the tech sector, is shutting down due to a lack of funding.

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XenGi@lemmy.chaos.berlin on 20 Apr 2024 12:29 next collapse

That’s really sad to hear. The IT world is still a very hostile place especially for woman.

tourist@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 2024 12:29 next collapse

That’s odd.

Last I heard, they were making bank with their Raytheon Partnership

Turns out that’s Girls who code, which is still operational and helping generate profit from war.

Avoid that one. Ladies of code seems fine. Rather donate to/get involved with that organisation instead.

Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 2024 12:54 next collapse

What are you saying that you should be a man to be part of the military industrial complex. What kind of equality is that? /s

[deleted] on 20 Apr 2024 13:06 next collapse

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dditty@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 2024 13:17 next collapse

Damn that’s crazy I did not know that! I saw Tarika Barrett speak at a conference several years prior and at that time Girls Who Code seemed like a pretty good org! Sad that they’re selling out/supporting a defense contractor.

pdxfed@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 2024 19:32 collapse

Pay no attention to the man variable sex person behind the curtain, just look at the marketing and PR please!

zarkanian@sh.itjust.works on 20 Apr 2024 13:22 collapse

Ladies of code

Ah, yes. That one sounds more genteel, anyway.

doffs fedora

bitchkat@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 2024 15:07 collapse

M’Ladies of code

GlinglingGoingStronggg14@lemmynsfw.com on 20 Apr 2024 13:19 collapse

Great. They treat women as disabled