CHANGEMAKERS: TUFTS ALUMNI BRIDGETTE WALLACE AND DAVID SUPPLE TAKE ON CULTURAL DISPARITY IN THE TECH INDUSTRY.

By New England Design & Construction By New England Design & Construction | October 31, 2023 | Home & Real Estate, Sponsored Post,

The challenge:

“Just 3% of computing-related jobs are held by African-American women, 6% held by Asian women and 2% held by Hispanic women.” (https://builtin.com/women-tech/women-in-tech-workplace-statistics)

The solution:

Two Tufts Alumni of immigrant families (one Black, one Latinx) have joined forces to make the G|Code House a reality in Boston’s neighborhood of Roxbury and utterly change the face of the Tech Industry—bringing to life a venue to both house and train young women and non-binary people of color in order to excel in tech.

When you teach a person to code, there is nothing they can’t do. When you give that person a home, there is no one they can’t be.

G is a free program designed to give young women and non-binary people of color between the ages of 18 to 25 first exposure to coding to uncover interest and aptitude in tech in a supportive, inclusive, and safe environment.

G House is a proposed pilot program designed for young women and non-binary people of color between the ages of 18 to 25 to unlock their potential and break into the tech industry as disruptive change makers. Cohorts will participate in intensive technical training and internships, living in the G House for the duration of the program.

At NEDC we have partnered with Bridgette Wallace and G Code to help them make their vision of the G Code House a reality. These are people and a program we deeply believe in and will go the extra mile to help them achieve their goals and mission:

We believe nothing speaks quite like results:

“At first, coding was very intimidating to me, but I took a shot at it with G. And the environment there just helped me to think about what I could do beyond what I’m afraid of.”

-G Code Student

G House is a proposed pilot program that will provide co-living, co-learning, and co-working spaces for women and non binary people of color ages 18 to 25 to unlock their potential and break into the tech industry as disruptive change makers.

Objectives:

Build a Diverse Pipeline of Tech Talent: Empower the next generation of Black, brown, and Indigenous women and non binary technologists.

Invest in Women and Non Binary individuals: Provide communal spaces and shared experiences that aim to foster growth and connection both inside and outside of the classroom.

Combat Gentrification: Preserve the character and history of majority minority neighborhoods by ensuring the existing residents have pathways to economic mobility that allow them to stay in their communities.