UK EdTech startup Erase All Kittens – an online game that teaches kids, especially young girls, coding skills – has signed a distribution deal with Tesco, one of the UK’s largest supermarkets. The move comes on International Women’s Day, an annual date in the diary to support women and girls globally. Erase All Kittens has […]
Female-Led Initiative Raises $1M for Game Designed to Teach Girls How to Code
On 4/30/21 at 2:25 PM EDT
As the tech sector continues to grow, the number of women in STEM-related fields continues to decrease. According to Girls Who Code, 37% of computer scientists in the 90s were women, but today, women only make up 24% of all computer scientists.
Research shows that this disparity starts when girls are still in school. Due to a variety of reasons including lack of exposure, lack of interest, etc. fewer girls study computer science while still in junior and senior high. As a result, fewer girls choose to study computer science at the university level, and from there, even fewer secure careers in the field.
Erase All Kittens (EAK) is an edtech startup that created a “Mario-style” web-based game designed for kids aged 8-12. However, the game has a twist: it places an emphasis on inspiring girls to code (since, let’s face it, most coding tools are created by men). After reaching 160,000 players in more than 100 countries, it’s […]