#GAReads | Girls Who Code CEO on women in tech: We're not getting hired, or supported
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“Girls Who Code CEO on women in tech: We're not getting hired, or supported”:
When it comes to getting women into technology roles, the issue is no longer a shortage of skills, but a lack of commitment to hiring and retaining female talent, according to the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code.
"I used to think it was a pipeline problem," Reshma Saujani told Yahoo Finance Live. "Ten years ago when I started Girls Who Code, I heard from tech CEOs, 'I want to hire women. I want to hire people of color. I just can't find them.'"
"If you look at computer science classes, across the country, you're now seeing almost 35% to 40% of the graduates are women. So it's no longer a pipeline problem," she added. "Yet, women are still not getting hired, or when they are, they're not getting supported."