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TECHgyrls® is a national initiative and signature program of the YWCA developed in
1997 in response to the widening gender gap in exposure to and interest in technology. The
program is designed to encourage girls to pursue careers in technology and engineering.
TECHgyrls® provides girls with access to technology and leadership development.
The goals of the YWCA TECHgyrls® program is to broaden girls’ knowledge and interests
and help them develop the confidence to use technology tools in their daily lives. The
fourteen-week program raises girls’ awareness, confidence, and competence in the crucial
areas of technology while helping them develop critical thinking and problem solving
skills. Through computer animation programming, engineering projects, and field trips,
girls learn to use technology in ways that are motivating and compelling to them.
The YWCA offers TECHgyrls at La Cima Middle School and at Ocotillo Elementary
School, Menlo Park Elementary School, Pima County Juvenile Court Detention Center
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