#hackathons Are Cool Again, Especially For Women In #tech
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written by SANDRA PERSING AND ARI CHIVUKULAWhat happened November 20th?Facebook hosted an 18 hour hackathon in the Pacific Northwest student hackathon centered on women in tech. About 70 students arrived with their laptops and pillows in hand, ready to hack. I came off a 12 hour flight from Taipei to jump right in as a mentor from Women Who Code to provide support to these young women. Ari from the Oculus team kicked off the evening with general guidance and encouragement to build greatness. The winners built a peer-to-peer community library system, and they’ll now advance to the Global Facebook Hackathon Challenge at Facebook Headquarters.Why a hackathon? Isn’t this so last year?Facebook wants to promote diversity in the tech industry and we all know that women are still a minority in (...)