I Am the Girl That STEM Lost

Before we become women in tech, we’re girls who are interested in tech

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I’ve been fascinated by computers since I was at least 12 years old.

I was a homeschooled kid. I had a lot of opportunity to study topics that engaged me. With encouragement and support from my parents, I grew into an autodidact before I even knew the meaning of the word…