According to Fortune’s study on large tech companies, on average, women hold only 1/3 of the tech jobs in large tech companies like Intel, Microsoft, HP, and LinkedIn.

Within the same companies, minorities hold even a smaller share of the jobs; Native Americans being the smallest percentage with an average of 0.2% (<1%.) Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders were tied around 0.3% (<1%.) Blacks held the third lowest percentage of jobs, averaging 5% and Hispanics held about 7% of the jobs at these large tech companies.

When smaller tech companies are included, women only hold 25% of the tech jobs available on average.

I started the Kids Next Code program in January of 2016

Organization is geared towards increasing the exposure kids and adults in deprived communities have to technology education

Since 2016, I’ve taught STEM related courses such as coding and robotics to over 400 students (ages 5-18) and 200 adults in Georgia

In 2019, the Kids Next Code program expanded to New York to bring coding programs to Queens, New York and New Rochelle, New York.

Dekalb County Jail 

Clayton County Library Branch

Fulton County Library Branch

Tech Time Academy

Lumpkin County Middle School

Ivy Prep Academy

Spelman College

Galore Urban Tech (Queens, New York)

What’s Next?

• Establish partnerships with other entrepreneurs so I can extend the technology services offered to students.

• Extend the program outside of Georgia to other deprived communities nationwide

• Partner with elementary, middle school, and high school programs

• Receive grants and funding

• Conduct professional workshops to train instructors so they can implement coding programs throughout their organization

• Offer video tutorials on web design classes