“Nicely done.”As she entered spring of her senior year at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols, an elite Massachusetts private school, Katie showed no signs of slowing down. Katie believed she could surmount any challenge she faced even as she remained highly dependent on her family — “Team Katie Stevo,” they call themselves — to advance. Only 37 percent said they’d been encouraged by an adult to pursue a career in computer science, compared with 52 percent of boys. Whatever Katie does, “Team Katie Stevo” assists. Most of the 27 girls, all from Boston high schools, who settled into the desks were relatively new to computer science.

Source: Washington Post November 05, 2020 13:21 UTC