Microsoft’s DigiGirlz Camps Combat Stereotypes About the Role of Women in Technology

Microsoft’s DigiGirlz Camps Combat Stereotypes About the Role of Women in Technology: Last month, a group of high school girls gathered in Charlotte, N.C., to attend 'DigiGirlz,' a Microsoft program designed to make once male-dominated STEM fields seem less daunting. Microsoft’s DigiGirlz camps, scattered in various locations across the country, aim to combat entrenched stereotypes about the role of women in technology.

The camp kicked off on July 18 with a pep talk from local politicians, Senator Kay Hagan, D-N.C., among them. Participating students, girls in grades 6 through 11, learned about the benefits of careers in technology and about local educational programs in Charlotte.

Later in the day, the girls took an Internet safety course, where they learned how to pre-emptively ward off unwanted intruders on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.