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Welcome to my blog! I’m excited to start sharing my journey as a high school student passionate about STEM and coding. This space is where I’ll be exploring the challenges, sharing my experiences, and building a community around empowering the world to become more interested in STEM. Whether you’re here to learn, get inspired, or just follow along, I’m glad you’re joining me.
I first noticed the gender gap in STEM during robotics club. At first glance, the team looked balanced. But when it came to programming, almost no girls were coding; most worked on posters and presentations. Important, but not coding. That made me wonder: Why are so few of us actually in the code?
That question only grew louder when I realized I’d be the only girl in my AP Computer Science A class next year. After AP CSP, many girls chose not to continue. Maybe coding just isn’t for everyone, but why does it still feel unusual or lonely to be a girl who codes? I wasn’t intimidated by it — if anything, it lit a fire under me. I wanted to prove myself. I wanted to be excellent at it. I would be excellent at it.
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So here’s what I’m building: a website (and eventually, hopefully, an app) that visualizes real-time data about female access to education on a global scale. Alongside that, I want to highlight statistics about a lack of diversity in STEM, especially computer science. Because numbers don't lie, and right now, they’re telling a story we need to listen to.
But I don’t want this project to stop at data. I want my platform to share real stories. I want it to connect me with other people doing the work. I want to be part of the solution, not just more noise.
I’m just getting started on this journey, and I want you to come along for the ride. Follow my blog to see how this project grows from early ideas and challenges to new features and stories that matter. If you have ideas, resources, or even just want to share your own experience, I’d love to hear from you. Let’s build a community for all programmers — creators, leaders, and innovators.
And it can be for us, too.
