G Code
About
G{Code} is a Boston nonprofit that helps Black, brown and Indigenous young women and nonbinary people of color thrive in the tech industry. Its programs offer a supportive, inclusive and safe environment to explore coding, web development and data analytics, with cohorts taking courses such as Intro to Web Development and Intro to Data Analytics. The goal is to build a pipeline for women and nonbinary people of color in tech.
Founder and executive director Bridgette is an urban planner who also founded Dudley Visions SkyLab and focuses on women, housing, technology and entrepreneurship as drivers of economic growth for Black, brown and immigrant residents of Roxbury and other neighborhoods. She holds a master’s in urban planning from Tufts. Community Advocate Aden Gideon graduated from the Intro to Web Dev program in 2020, completed a software engineering bootcamp and then returned to G{Code}.
What to Know
- Fellows take part in community time such as movie nights and game nights.
- Data analytics courses are taught virtually to cohorts of about 20 to 25 people.
- The organization hires facilitators and community advocates to support each cohort.
- It is a member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
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