Google Is Putting $50 Million Toward Getting Girls to Code

Mindy Kaling and Chelsea Clinton want high school girls to embrace computer science

The two women were on hand at a Google event in New York City on Thursday called Made With Code.

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Made With Code is a new Google initiative to motivate future female programmersOnly 18% of computer science degrees are earned by women, and Google is spending $50 million over the next three years to change those numbers.

More than 150 high school girls turned out for the event, including local chapters of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Black Girls Code and Girls Who Code. Kaling, a writer and actress, emceed the premiere, which brought in Google X Vice President Megan Smith, Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton, iLuminate creator Miral Kotb, Pixar Director of Photography Danielle Feinberg and UNICEF Innovation cofounder Erica Kochi. Read more...

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