In an increasingly automated world, coding is used by automobile, manufacturing, supply chain industries, and even in the fields of cinema and the liberal arts. The number of women coders emerging in various fields is on the rise. Ramathreya K, Business Head, TechGig, an IT learning platform, attributes the main reason for fewer women taking up coding in the past as lack of role models. “There were not many women in the technology world, and particularly in the leadership positions or at mentor levels. “Organisations have realised the importance of women coders and have come up with women-friendly policies in the workplace.

Source: The Hindu February 27, 2018 03:45 UTC