Reshma Saujani truly is the embodiment of a social entrepreneur. As an immigrant Indian girl growing up in America, Saujani always had to break through stereotypes and defy the status quo. She finally incorporated this fight into the business world when she began Girls who Code. This program is offered to sophomore and junior girls in high school over the summer where they learn about coding and the technology industry. Through this program Saujani is creating shared value for society and the economy. It is estimated that by “2020 there will be 1.4 million computing jobs in the United States and currently, while American women graduate with 57 percent of all bachelor degrees, they make up only 14 percent of computer science graduates”(Ambitious plan for Technology). The girls who code program will increase employment rates for the future and will also increase gender equality in the industry. Based on many stories girls in the program have told her, Saujani has found at an early age that girls feel discouraged to pursue their passion of technology in a seemingly male dominated field. Girls who code empowers woman and at the same time provides society with skills that can be incorporated into everyday life. Companies such as Google see the shared value in Saujini’s program and have even started to replicate it by creating programs such as Made with Code. It is inspiring to see how fast this phenomenon is catching on. After all a successful community creates a successful industry.

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