About GirlsGrow
Tech is the future and has been for a long time. We believe every voice should be part of all technical discussions going forward and we want to bring women to the table. While most affirmative actions in India target college students who are already enrolled in technical courses, GirlsGrow targets high school students who have not yet made the choice between STEM and non-STEM fields and introduce them to a career in Computer Science.
We wish to generate impact through projects, workshops, and programs catered to high school girls which will enable them to learn technology, create projects, and explore a career in STEM.
Through engineering and now working in tech, we have always observed the stark gender gap and experienced it at multiple points. We understand the importance of representation of women in Tech and we discovered the biggest bottleneck - girls in high school.
Stream and college selection are one of the most transformative career decisions that these girls have to undertake. With the lack of female role models in tech and overall absence of exposure, girls are discouraged from choosing PCM and engineering as a career option. We are on a mission to change this narrative and ensure that girls have all the knowledge they need to consider a career in tech.
The future is tech and women need to be a part of the story.
Aashna Jha
Co-Founder
Aashna is a software engineer at Microsoft, equally passionate about tech as she is about empowering women. GirlsGrow happens to fall right at the intersection, and she can't wait to drive it forward!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashnajha/
Tabishi Singh
Co-Founder
Tabishi Singh, Technology Analyst at Morgan Stanley, is driven by her passion for promoting diversity and inclusion within STEM. She aspires to establish GirlsGrow as a platform through which young schoolgirls can be inspired to pursue rewarding careers in STEM.
https://in.linkedin.com/in/tabishi-singh-778075183
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