Ms. Saujani founded Girls Who Code, a nonprofit that aims to close the gender gap in computer science, in 2012. The book launch comprises “Girles Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World” for girls aged 10 and above and “The Friendship Code” for girls aged 8 to 12.
The books educate girls about the fundamental principles of coding, according to Ms. Saujani.
“When I first started Girls Who Code, I realized that there was a need for books that described what it’s like to actually be a girl who codes,” Ms. Saujani said. “I always say, ‘You can’t be what you can’t see.’ And that’s true for books, too. We need to read stories about girls who look like us in order to be inspired to try something new.”
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