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Preston Fore

‘We need more inclusion in the room’: This organization is helping Black girls feel welcome in the tech industry

Girl with glasses is helped with an assignment by a woman with a Black Girls Code staff shirt on (Credit: Courtesy of Black Girls Code)

It’s no secret: Black women have been left behind in the world of science and technology. And the numbers back it up. Only 2% of the STEM workforce are Black women, and from a business leadership perspective, just two Fortune 500 companies have a Black woman as CEO.

Those statistics are alarming—especially considering that STEM occupations are growing over four times faster than non-STEM jobs—according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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