Continuing on in our series of low-stakes blog posts, I decided to blog about CodePath, an organization that helps underserved youth become software engineers. I currently serve as a TA for this program.
One of the things that I am really passionate about is something called the leaky pipeline. As computer science depends on cumulative understanding in order to progress, the leaky pipeline, a phenomenon where we lose a non-trivial number of students whenever we progress to the next sequence in the education workflow, is a major problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, the CodePath mission is to help members of society who could be traditionally disadvantaged and be subjected to forces that exacerbate the leaky pipeline problem as a result of being a member of the disadvantaged group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During my onboarding, I got to read a lot of articles on how these groups might be affected. Black employees might be affected by the fact that they are a minority amongst tech employees. The fact that their numbers in the organization are so small might make them feel less empowered than other groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though these aforementioned problems are not in the domain of technical, these sort of issues deserve inquiry and good faith action. I plan to address these problems by serving as a TA and helping these students ignite a love for problem-solving, a skill that will aide them throughout their lifetimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is then we hope that the sum of our individual actions will be enough to address some of the disparities that we see in tech. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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