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National Girls Learning Code Day
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 6:41AM 
By Sonya Davidson
According to a new study, out of the Canadians that considered a career in technology, only 18 per cent were women. A third admitted that the lack of encouragement to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees put them off entering the sector.
To address this trend, MasterCard has partnered with Ladies Learning Code and the University of Waterloo to empower more girls and women to pursue careers in technology. This exciting new program, entitled ‘National Girls Learning Code Day’, will see more than 700 girls (ages 8 – 13) and their parents take a FREE, 6-hour introductory coding class held simultaneously across the country on November 8th.