George Mason University and Break Through Tech are working to diversify the D.C. region’s tech ecosystem
Who We Are
Break Through Tech DC propels women into tech careers through educational programs, work opportunities, and community building.
The grant’s goal is to increase the number of these students graduating with a tech degree at Mason by 12.5 percentage points by 2026.
The demand for technology talent is unprecedented. This need is coming at a time when the percentage of college degrees awarded to women is near a historic high of 57 percent.
Mason’s Break Through Tech program will include:
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New, innovative introductory computer science sequences
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The development of a networked community of individuals who identify as women and non-binary—both peer-to-peer and student-to-professional—in the D.C. metropolitan area to support, engage, and motivate one another.
Departments participating in this program include the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Information Sciences and Technology.