This weekend I hosted FemmeHacks, an all-women* collegiate hackathon. We (FemmeHacks organizers) use * to intentionally bring attention to the fact that “woman” is a complicated label and we include cis and trans women, gender-queer, and non-binary folks. For the rest of this article, when I refer to women, please…

Tech it Out Philly is a program that works with Philadelphia public high school students to explore social change through computer science. Fifteen students sign up for an 8-week program where they learn how to code, discuss social issues facing their communities, and create websites to address some of these…