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Girl Develop It! Looks To Increase Number Of Women With Software Development Skills

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Southfield (CW50) - Girl Develop It is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable programs for adult women interested in learning web and software development in a judgment-free environment. Girl Develop It wants to create a network of empowered women who feel confident in their abilities to code.

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Jeseekia Vaughn, Leader at Girl Develop It! - Detroit Chapter (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

Jeseekia Vaughn, Leader of Girl Develop It! - Detroit Chapter, joined Lisa Germani on COMMUNITY CONNECT to talk about the importance of empowering women through creating opportunities for them in the coding world.

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Jeseekia Vaughn, Leader at Girl Develop It! - Detroit Chapter, with Community Connect Host Lisa Germani (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

They also discuss their volunteers and the future of Girl Develop It!

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Behind-the-scenes of Community Connect, with Jeseekia Vaughn, Leader at Girl Develop It! - Detroit Chapter, and Community Connect Host Lisa Germani (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

Learn more about Girl Develop It! at GirlDevelopIt.com

Watch COMMUNITY CONNECT, Saturdays at 8:30am on CW50

First published on February 5, 2020 / 3:25 PM EST

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