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Reshma Saujani is the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. With their 7-week Summer Immersion Program, 2-week specialized Campus Program, after school Clubs, and a 13-book New York Times best-selling series, they are leading the movement to inspire, educate, and equip young women with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities. By the end of the 2018 academic year, Girls Who Code will have reached over 50 thousand girls in all 50 states and several US territories. The results speak for themselves: 88% of alumni have declared a CS major/minor or are more interested in CS because of Girls Who Code

Reshma began her career as an attorney and activist. In 2010, she surged onto the political scene as the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress. During the race, Reshma visited local schools and saw the gender gap in computing classes firsthand, which led her to start Girls Who Code. She has also served as Deputy Public Advocate for New York City and ran a spirited campaign for Public Advocate in 2013.

Reshma’s TED talk, “Teach girls, bravery not perfection,” has more than three million views and has sparked a national conversation about how we’re raising our girls. She is the author of two books, Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World, the first in a 13-book series about girls and coding which debuted as a New York Times bestseller, and Women Who Don’t Wait In Line, in which she advocates for a new model of female leadership focused on embracing risk and failure, promoting mentorship and sponsorship, and boldly charting your own course — personally and professionally.

Reshma is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and Yale Law School. She’s been named one of Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders, Fortune’s 40 Under 40, a WSJ Magazine Innovator of the Year, one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in New York by the New York Daily News, CNBC’s Next List, Forbes’s Most Powerful Women Changing the World, Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People, Crain’s New York 40 Under 40, Ad Age’s Creativity 50, Business Insider’s 50 Women Who Are Changing the World, City & State’s Rising Stars, and an AOL / PBS Next MAKER. Saujani serves on the Board of Overseers for the International Rescue Committee, which provides aid to refugees and those impacted by humanitarian crises, and She Should Run, which seeks to increase the number of women in public leadership.

Reshma lives in New York City with her husband, Nihal, their son, Shaan, and their bulldog, Stanley.

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Reshma Saujani

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Books from Reshma Saujani

Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder

How to Code a Sandcastle

Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

The Friendship Code

Women Who Don't Wait in Line: Break the Mold, Lead the Way

Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It's Different Than You Think)

Spotlight on Coding Club!

Brave, Not Perfect

Girls Who Code. Codifícate

Tạm Biệt Quý Cô Hoàn Hảo

Corajosa sim, perfeita não: Cometa mais erros, viva sem medo e com ousadia

Brave, Not Perfect: An inspiring read for fans of Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Peut-être pas parfaite, mais diablement courageuse! (Developpement personnel)

¡LUCES, MÚSICA Y A PROGRAMAR!

How to Code a Rollercoaster

Būkite drąsios, ne tobulos

Lights, Music, Code! (Girls Who Code, #3)

Team BFF: Race to the Finish! (Girls Who Code, #2)

Valientes e imperfectas: Teme menos, fracasa más y vive con más audacia (Para estar bien)

Mutig, nicht perfekt: Warum Jungen scheitern dürfen und Mädchen alles richtig machen müssen