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Microsoft's 'Mancode' program teaches tech skills to minority boys, men
If you like tinkering with computers, gaming, solving puzzles, etc. and you have an aptitude for it, may as well get paid for doing something that you love and would be doing anyway.
Microsoft's 'Mancode' program teaches tech skills to minority boys, men
REDMOND, Wash. - More than 600 inner city teens got a chance to learn about technology and life skills on Friday - thanks to a Mancode conference at Microsoft in Redmond.
It's a one-of-a-kind opportunity for these young boys and teens.
In the crowd is 14-year-old Gabe Green, an eighth-grader from University Place - and his dad. Gabe has high hopes for a career in engineering.
“I've been interested in it for the longest time,” said Gabe. “I like building things - buildings. I also like programming games.”
His father, Jeffrey Green, adds: “I'm in former military, where we have engineers of color programs. So, I think it's a very important program to start. The earlier you start, the better off it is at the end."
Supporters say the Mancode program helps level the playing field for underserved minority boys and men.
“We've been focusing a lot on women, and rightfully so. There's less women in technology careers. But when we do a little bit of research, we realize that for African American, Latinos, minority males, they make up 2.2 percent of those with careers in STEM,” said Shy Averett, the co-founder of Mancode.
Mancode targets middle and high school students.
It's a one-of-a-kind opportunity for these young boys and teens.
In the crowd is 14-year-old Gabe Green, an eighth-grader from University Place - and his dad. Gabe has high hopes for a career in engineering.
“I've been interested in it for the longest time,” said Gabe. “I like building things - buildings. I also like programming games.”
His father, Jeffrey Green, adds: “I'm in former military, where we have engineers of color programs. So, I think it's a very important program to start. The earlier you start, the better off it is at the end."
Supporters say the Mancode program helps level the playing field for underserved minority boys and men.
“We've been focusing a lot on women, and rightfully so. There's less women in technology careers. But when we do a little bit of research, we realize that for African American, Latinos, minority males, they make up 2.2 percent of those with careers in STEM,” said Shy Averett, the co-founder of Mancode.
Mancode targets middle and high school students.
