What would society gain from having more women and people of color in code?

On November 9th, Marchex, in association with ChickTech, will host a screening of the award-winning documentary, "CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap."

This is an amazing documentary that unpacks a real national crisis: the lack of women and minority software engineers, the reasons why, and what’s happening that aims to close the gender gap and digital divide. This film highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing more diverse programmers and shows how a more inclusive environment can lead to innovation.

Click here to see a preview of the film.

ChickTech is a nonprofit dedicated to retaining women in the technology workforce and increasing the number of women and girls pursuing technology-based careers.

Admission is free, but if you would like to donate to a great cause, visit seattle.chicktech.org/donate.

There will be a panel discussion right after the film, panelists include:

Sarah Bird - CEO, Moz

Rebekah Bastian - VP of Product, Zillow

Margaret Cobb - Director of OEM Technical Sales, Microsoft

Raquel Van Hofwegen - Junior CSE Major at UW and former Marchex Engineering Intern

Moderator:
Cynthia Tee - Executive Director, Ada Developers Academy