At IndiVillage, in partnership with U.S.-based NGO Girls Who Code, we currently run coding clubs for 50 girls out of our centers in Yemmiganur and Raichur. Meeting for a couple hours each week, girls are exposed to a rigorous computer science curriculum as well as sisterhood activities focused on building confidence and exposure to successful women in the IT field. As we look ahead to expanding the program to nearly 500 girls in the coming academic year, we sat down with Mounika Bugude, one of the lead facilitators of the program, to discuss her experience and learnings. Tell us a little about yourself. I’m Mounika, I work as a front-end…

India’s Gender Gap As more industries step into the digital age, technology has permeated every part of our lives and our society. However, the tech gender gap today puts women in the minority when it comes to the innovation and creation of this technology. Over the past 10 years, the number of women employed in the IT industry in India has seen a rapid increase, with more than 30% of employees now being female. This contrasts with stagnation or decline in the participation of women in IT in many Western countries.  However, a number of studies show that the highest levels of female representation in technology jobs are at the…