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With 1.4 million technology jobs expected to be added between 2010 and 2020, the current rate of technology graduates in the U.S. can't keep up. Way too often, our girls aren't seeing these high-impact and high-reward careers as being a viable and appealing option for themselves. Even though girls account for 56% of Advanced Placement test-takers (including 46% of AP Calculus test-takers), Advanced Placement Computer Sciences sees only 19% girls at their exams.

Most parents believe that "opportunities to learn CS are a good use of school resources," but less than half of schools currently have at least one Computer Science class available to students, though the numbers are growing. The PS Solutions Foundation wants to do their part to ensure that girls have equal access to these opportunities.

Goal: Get children exposed to computer science early.

In a world where technology is integrating with everything, children are already familiar with using technology, but few realize they can be involved with building it. The earlier children are exposed to technology and computing, the less likely they are to view it as an intimidating subject.

Goal: Show children that computer science is a cool skill to have.

By providing stories of real-life role models, access to media where women technology characters succeed at what they do, and opportunities for students to use what they've learned, we can show girls just how many the doors that Computer Science can open up for them.

Goal: Demonstrate how computer science leads to fun and rewarding careers that have an impact on the world.

With the explosion of available jobs requiring technical skills, there's no end to the different kind of industries that girls can affect with computing. We want to make sure that they realize all of the potential for change they have with Computer Science.