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sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a recent report, only 22 percent of young girls participate in the Advanced Placement exam in Computer Science held in US High schools. This gender gap problem extends to university programs as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27466\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/margaret-hamilton.png\" alt=\"Margaret Hamilton\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/margaret-hamilton.png 1024w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/margaret-hamilton-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/margaret-hamilton-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Margaret Hamilton was one of the first female coders who contributed to the Apollo 11 mission <\/span><strong>Image: MIT<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Why?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because most parents have a tendency to steer their daughters toward safe and familiar activities like music, dance, or gymnastics while encouraging sons to explore more complex and challenging skills. Most of them feel that women don\u2019t do better in technical fields. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2016\/02\/women-are-seen-as-better-coders-than-men-but-only-if-they-hide-their-gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Github\u2019s report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a slightly different take on this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27467\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/women-silicon-valley-tech-jobs.png\" alt=\"silicon valley\" width=\"960\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/women-silicon-valley-tech-jobs.png 960w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/women-silicon-valley-tech-jobs-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/women-silicon-valley-tech-jobs-768x547.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to this report, open-source codes written by women have high approval rate than codes written by men, but only if women don\u2019t disclose their gender while submitting the codes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be fair to say that lack of awareness, prejudices, and negligence lead to this disparity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what if I told you that the first computer programmer in the world was a woman?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, a woman named Ada Lovelace paved the way for what we call a \u201cmale-dominated industry\u201d today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Recommended Reading: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/is-coding-hard\/\"><b>Is Coding Hard? Understanding the Challenges and Overcoming Them<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we\u2019ll take you through the journey of Ada Lovelace and other technical mavericks who made us proud and helped many other women make their mark in the computing world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Women Programmers Who Made Us Proud<\/b><\/h2><h3><b>1. Ada Lovelace<\/b><\/h3><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ada Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron in 1815, was an English mathematician and writer. Ada Lovelace&#8217;s best-known project was her work on Charles Babbage&#8217;s Analytical Engine. She wrote extensive notes on the engine, including a sequence of operations for calculating Bernoulli numbers, often considered the first computer program. Lovelace also envisioned the potential of computers beyond mere calculation and foresaw their ability to create complex graphics and music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to her work on the Analytical Engine, Lovelace collaborated with Charles Wheatstone on developing the first telegraph system and wrote several scientific papers, including a paper on the mathematical principles of flight, which was published in the journal &#8220;Flyology.&#8221; <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lovelace&#8217;s contributions to mathematics and computing were groundbreaking for her time, and she remains an inspiration to scientists and mathematicians today.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Recommended Reading: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/skills-kids-learn-from-coding\/\"><b>5 Important Life Skills Kids Learn from Coding<\/b><\/a><\/p><h3><b>2. Grace Hopper<\/b><\/h3><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve always been more interested in the future than in the past.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and Navy Rear Admiral. She is known for her contributions to developing early programming languages, including the COBOL programming language, which is still used today.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During World War II, Hopper served as a member of the United States Navy Reserve, where she worked on the Harvard Mark I computer and developed the first compiler, which translated mathematical code into machine-readable code. Hopper&#8217;s work on the Mark I and subsequent computers helped to usher in the era of modern computing and programming languages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopper was also a trailblazer for women in computer science, serving as a mentor and advocate for women in the field throughout her career. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep her legacy alive, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology launched the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grace_Hopper_Celebration_of_Women_in_Computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGrace Hopper Conference\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1994 to connect women and non-binary people in technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><b>3. Dame Stephanie Shirley<\/b><\/h3><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe waste too much time being afraid when what we should really fear is wasting time.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best known for founding a software company, \u201cFreelance Programmers Ltd,\u201d Dame Stephanie Shirley is a pioneering figure in the development and commercialization of software, as well as a philanthropist and advocate for women in science.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a time when women in the technology industry were a rarity, Shirley founded her company with the goal of giving women the opportunity to work in computing, coding, and programming.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shirley&#8217;s company was a trailblazer in its use of remote working and flexible working hours. This approach to work was considered innovative at the time, and it helped Freelance Programmers attract talented employees who might not otherwise have had the opportunity to work in the technology industry.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shirley&#8217;s work at Freelance Programmers had a significant impact on the technology industry in the UK and beyond. Her contributions to business, philanthropy, and technology have earned her numerous awards and honors, including a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).<\/span><\/p><h3><b>4. Radia Perlman<\/b><\/h3><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The kind of diversity that I think really matters isn\u2019t skin shade and body shape, but different ways of thinking&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radia Perlman is an American computer programmer. She earned her moniker &#8220;Mother of the Internet&#8221; for her work on the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), a method of connecting computer networks that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solved a challenging information routing problem.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also designed and implemented several network protocols, including TRILL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perlman has also made significant contributions to the development of network security protocols and was the author of the first publication to describe how to use cryptography to protect the Internet. She has been awarded numerous patents for her inventions in the field of computer networking, and 2016, she was inducted into the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/emc-fellow-radia-perlman-honored-during-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-2016-induction-ceremony-300266539.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Inventors Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was also listed as one of the 20 most influential people in information technology by Data Communications Magazine in its 25th Anniversary edition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perlman has worked for a number of companies in the technology industry, including Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Sun Microsystems, and she has also taught computer science at various universities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><b>5. Anita Borg<\/b><\/h3><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people &#8211; be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The founder of the Institute for Women and Technology and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Anita Borg was an American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and advocate for women in technology. She is best known for promoting diversity and inclusivity in the technology industry.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Borg&#8217;s career in technology began in the 1970s, and she went on to work for a number of technology companies, including Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Xerox PARC. In 1987, she founded the Systers mailing list, designed to provide a supportive community for women in computing. This community later became the basis for the Anita Borg Institute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2002, Anita Borg received the 8th Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment for her visionary role in creating and sustaining innovative programs for women in computer science.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These five women are some of the most influential programmers of all time and have made significant contributions to the advancement of computer science. They have paved the way for future generations of female programmers and will continue to inspire them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By encouraging girls to explore coding and other STEM fields, parents can empower their daughters to pursue their passions and potential.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moonpreneur is on a mission to disrupt traditional education and future-proof the next generation with holistic learning solutions. 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22 percent of young girls participate in the Advanced Placement exam in Computer Science held in US High schools. 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