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We got a new sponsorship today: Podio!

We're more than happy to use their tools (find out more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TjjL70h5U) for our internal organization. It's also a great software if you want to use it for organizing all of your private things.

Stay tuned for more partnerships in the next couple of weeks!

Find out more about using Podio for project management, and sign-up for free: https://company.podio.com/project-management-software
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We're happy to announce a brand new partnership: Lean In
Lean In is also a phenomenal book - read it if you've never heard of it.

"LeanIn.Org is the nonprofit organization founded by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to empower all women to achieve their ambitions." (Facebook page of Lean In)

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In a few weeks we will present you more fantastic partners that want to support Girls Can Do IT - so stay tuned!

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At Getty Images, nearly half our workforce and a third of our senior leaders and executive team are women who lean in – with passion and talent – to bring work by inspiring and gifted photographers, filmmakers, illustrators and musicians to the world’s attention. Our customers in the media and creat…
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The result of a project at a school in Bavaria/Germany. Maria (6. from the left) from Girls Can Do IT was involved in a project at this school which should encourage the girls to start studying.

Get involved today if you want to give workshops!

http://www.maedchenrealschule-neumarkt.de/…/319-kombikurse-…

Von Seiten der Mädchenrealschule wird einiges getan, um die Schülerinnen gut auf den Übertritt an die FOS vorzubereiten: So fanden in diesem Schuljahr bereits zum zweiten Mal die sogenannten Kombikurse in den Fächern Mathematik / Physik, BWR, Deutsch und Englisch statt. Ein Kurs in einem Fach erstre…
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Girls Can Do IT got an article at the Scientifica page this month. Read it and get more information about current news and our programs!

http://www.scientifica.de/…/%E2%80%9CGirls%…/27/neste/1.html

Aktuelle Informationen zu allen Bereichen der Naturwissenschaft, Mathematik und Informatik sowie Ingenieurwissenschaft
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Meet the founder Maria at "informatica feminale" from 5th - 9th August of 2014 in Freiburg, Germany. She will give a presentation about Girls Can Do IT and how we can increase female participation in IT.

Don't miss your chance to connect with interesting women in Computer Science!

http://www.informatica-feminale-bw.de

Das Netzwerk Frauen.Innovation.Technik Baden-Württemberg besteht seit Februar 2001. Es wird vom Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg  im Rahmen des Hochschulwissenschaftsprogramms (HWP) gefördert und ist an der Hochschule Furtwangen University angesiedelt. Projekt…
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We proudly pronounce you our new partnership in João Pessoa, Brazil: Ramo Estudantil IEEE IFPB which is a nonprofit group composed of volunteer students.

Soon there will be a project in João Pessoa delivered by a lot of engineering students with a "Girls Can Do IT"-session to excite more girls about programming and Computer Science in general.

Welcome on board!

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Listen to that interesting discussion about the IT Gender Gap and find out the reasons why there are so few women in Computer Science.

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Finally, the website is online: www.girlscandoit.org

Check it out and get involved as a school, as a leader or as a sponsor.

The quote for female Computer Science students was just 15.9% in 2013. (Comparison: Educational Sciences: 73.5%)
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