We will raise our hands.
To ask tough questions. To give insightful answers. To offer help. We will start conversations.
At Break Through Tech New York (formerly WiTNY) — launched in 2016 with Cornell Tech, the City University of New York (CUNY), and industry partners — we work at the intersection of academia and industry to propel more women into higher education and careers in tech. Through curriculum innovation, career access and community building, our goal is to achieve gender equality in tech.
We believe in digital enthusiasm for all. Together, let’s close the gender gap in technology.
The Challenge
17%
By 2026, 3.5 million computing-related job openings are expected. At the current rate, only 17% of these jobs could be filled by US computing bachelor's degree recipients.
1%
While the number of women attending college is at an all-time high, the percentage of those women who graduate with degrees in technology-related disciplines is less than 1%, compared with 6% of men.
-19%
Over the past 20 years, the percentage of computer science degrees awarded to women has been declining steeply—from 37% to 18%.
Our Promise
We will raise expectations.
We will elevate each other—to be better at what we do and who we are. We will work hard, together.
We will work together.
We are women and their allies. We are smart, savvy, and cool.
We are in this for the long haul.
This is a marathon, not a sprint. We will cheer from the sidelines. We will pick you up if you fall. We will celebrate with you at the finish line. And then we will start training for the next challenge.
This is the future of tech.
This is digital enthusiasm. This is Break Through Tech.
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If we can move the 1 percent of women who major in computer science closer to 5 percent nationally, it would double the number of computer science-educated students entering the workforce.”
