Join us for another installment of the Social Distancing Film Club! We will be watching the documentary CodeGirl. Special guest, Aditi Jha, will also be joining us for a discussion about gender disparities in STEM and why all voices, regardless of gender, are crucial in the future of technology and design. Grab your favorite snack, put on some comfy clothes, and come hang out!
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About the film: Join high school-aged girls from around the world as they try to better their community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt documentary.
By 2017, the app market will be valued at $77 Billion. Over 80% of these developers are male. The Technovation Challenge aims to change that by empowering girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition. From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, CODEGIRL follows teams who dream of holding their own in the world’s fastest-growing industry. The winning team gets $10K to complete and release their app, but every girl discovers something valuable along the way.
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRb5iel-3Ck
About Aditi: Aditi is a design strategist at the Siebel Center for Design at UIUC where she works on curriculum development and various other projects surrounding human-centered design. She graduated from the College of ACES with a B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Resource Conservation and Restoration Ecology in 2019. Throughout her course of study, she focused on environmental justice, food systems, and wetlands. She is passionate about understanding the intersection of social justice and design.
