1 Million Women To Tech Training in the Field of Coding

1 Million Women To Tech – women’s Summer of Code is a 3-month global program focused on bringing more females into software development. Women can take free online coding courses and work in teams on programming challenges in weekly and monthly hackathons (which are organized by Oxford Entrepreneurs). This way participants can win prizes and get introduced to top employers.

The Summer of Code consists of 12 weeks, with challenges for all level of skill from beginner to professional. 1 Million Women To Tech has curated a good mixture of Python and JavaScript for participants, and courses do build on each other so participants can start – for example – with an introduction to Python or JavaScript and then gain practical experience and build a small portfolio by the end of summer that they can showcase to employers or future clients.

Women from all ages and any backgrounds – students and industry professionals, those who have coded for decades and those who are curious about trying something new are welcomed to register in the course.

Conditions:

[1] Currently the organization (1M Women for Tech) is gauging interest. The Summer of Code will be held only if at least 300 people pre-register.

[2] 1M women for Tech will cap the maximum number of participants at 10 times the number of mentors so that each participant can get a personalized attention.

[3] Courses and hackathons are free, however the organization requests that participants make a donation to its women’s educational non-profit.

Timeline:

All times are in British Summer Time (BST) time zone as most of us volunteers are based at the University of Oxford in the UK.

• April 1: Pre-registrations open.
• July 1: 12:00 PM noon Pre-registrations close. We will send an email with more details on logistics and content to those who pre-registered.
• July 7: 12:00 PM noon Registration opens, donations are requested to be made at this time. Limited spots available: we will admit 10 women to every mentor to be able to provide a great experience. Volunteers receive a guaranteed spot.
• July 12: 12:00 PM noon Last minute cancellations possible, donations returned if possible. Cancelled spots will be given to those on the waiting list.
• July 14 – October 14: Summer of Code