Screening of "CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap" + Panel Discussion

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"Everyone who cares about the rights of girls and women should see this movie. It's an extraordinary exploration of the opportunities and challenges for women and the tech industry." - Maria Klawe   President, Harvey Mudd College
This relevant and timely documnetary explores why more women and minorites do not pursue careers in computer science despite high demand and lucrative job opportunitites. The film highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing more diverse programmers and shows how a critical gender gap can be closed. (View <A HREF="http://mitenterpriseforumsouthflorida.createsend1.com/t/d-l-hlhugt-plrlithyh-y/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">trailer</A>.)
CODE documentary asks what would society gain from having more women and minorities code and how do we get there? The screening will be followed by a lively panel discussion moderated by <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/feleciahatcher" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Felecia Hatcher-Pearson</A>.
6:00 – 6:45 Registration and Networking 6:45 – 8:00 Film Screening 8:00 – 8:30 Panel Discussion 8:30 – 9:00 Networking
Light refreshments will be served.
* We only offer refunds in the case that this event is canceled.
This event is a collaboration between <A HREF="http://www.mitforumfl.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MITEF South Floria</A>, <A HREF="http://www.codeart.miami" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="CodeArt" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CodeArt</A>, and the University of Miami Society of Women Engineers (<A HREF="http://umiami.swe.org/officers.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SWE</A>).
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