Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code is dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology, with the goal of reaching 5 million girls, women, and nonbinary individuals by 2030. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and champion girls, women, and nonbinary people, with a special focus on historically underrepresented groups, to become changemakers in tech. We are committed to increasing access to the technology field for all, equipping the next generation to thrive in emerging fields like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other transformative technologies shaping the 21st century. Since launching in 2012, Girls Who Code has reached over 760,000 students through our in-person and virtual programming. Of these, 330,000 alumni are now college or career-aged, ready to lead in tech. Girls Who Code has sparked culture change through marketing campaigns and advocacy efforts, generating 14.9 billion impressions globally, with notable campaigns such as Doja Code, the world’s first codeable music video with Doja Cat. Girls Who Code has been named The NonProfit Times' Best Nonprofits to Work For three years in a row and recognized as one of Fast Company’s Brands that Matter.www.girlswhocode.com
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Sep 22, 2026
Tori DunlapHOST
There has been so many studies.
Tori DunlapHOST
I think about the Girls Who Code founder.
Tori DunlapHOST
She has a great TED Talk where she talks about, we teach boys to be, I think it's like brave, and we teach girls to be perfect.
Tori DunlapHOST
And so men starting in childhood, boys, right? It's like, yeah, jump off the play set.
Kate ByrneHOST
But what if the problem actually isn't mothers at all? What if it's the very system itself? Well, my guest today, Deborah Singer, who's the chief marketing officer of Moms First, the producer of the movie, No Country for Mothers, has spent her career helping organizations tell stories that change minds.
Kate ByrneHOST
From Google to Girls Who Code, Tia, and now Moms First, she's built brands around ideas that reshape culture.
Kate ByrneHOST
Today, she's helping bring one of the most important conversations of our time to the screen through the powerful documentary, No Country for Mothers.
Kate ByrneHOST
We're going to talk about why film can sometimes accomplish what reports and research cannot, what surprised her most during production, why motherhood isn't simply a women's issue but an economic one, and what will it take for America to truly become a country that supports families.
Kate ByrneHOST
So with that, and everyone, wait till you hear, this career reads like central casting, I've got to say.
Kate ByrneHOST
So to that end, you really have had an extraordinary career.
Kate ByrneHOST
And everything, it's from Google to Girls Who Code, Tia, and now Moms First.
Kate ByrneHOST
Looking back, what thread connects all of those roles?
Adrienne AllawayGUEST
That would be really great.
Adrienne AllawayGUEST
And then for people coming in to tech, automation, AI, I've done some volunteering with Girls Who Code and some of these other programs that are women in STEM.
Adrienne AllawayGUEST
And I think we need to modernize that a little bit.
Adrienne AllawayGUEST
It's useful to learn to code because it teaches you how to think.
Jenna CooperGUEST
There's a lot more advocacy these days trying to get girls involved.
Jenna CooperGUEST
There are organizations like, I think, Girls Who Code is one example, trying to raise awareness and get girls excited about tech and coding from an earlier age.
Jenna CooperGUEST
But yeah, I do still think there's some room to grow in that area and just celebrating how inclusive it can be and how many great opportunities there are, really regardless of your gender.
Jenna CooperGUEST
But yeah, to your point, a lot of girls might just dismiss opportunities because they don't think they would fit in or belong.
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Jenna CooperGUEST
I think there are already amazing things happening as far as advocacy efforts go.
Jenna CooperGUEST
I think pushing into schools or supporting schools as counselors, for example, as they are talking with students, maybe sending or sharing some presentations or resources for girls to learn about what is out there.
Jenna CooperGUEST
I've seen some schools who do like clubs for girls who code.
Jenna CooperGUEST
And so anything we can do like that to amplify those opportunities and give give them chances to explore would be amazing, I think.
Rohan GunatillakeHOST
We may start the day or week or year with a certain plan in mind, only for things to completely fall apart in ways we never expected.
Rohan GunatillakeHOST
This week, Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of the prestigious nonprofits Girls Who Code and Moms First, shares the unflinchingly candid story of her struggles with fertility and how she learned to stop white-knuckling her way through life's changes, allowing herself the time to grieve, to laugh, and to feel.
Rohan GunatillakeHOST
From WaitWhat, this is Meditative Story, where immersive first-person stories and mindfulness prompts inspire you to reflect on your inner life.
Rohan GunatillakeHOST
I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide.
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Reshma SaujaniGUEST
Happy that I'm here.
Reshma SaujaniGUEST
It's 2018.
Reshma SaujaniGUEST
I'm in Utah, where I've been invited to speak to a group of girls on behalf of my nonprofit, Girls Who Code.
Reshma SaujaniGUEST
Our organization aims to close the gender gap in computer science and other technological fields by giving access and opportunities to hardworking, diverse girls from across the country.
Julia C. CarrionGUEST
Because so many, Cynthia, women are carrying water for patriarchy.
Julia C. CarrionGUEST
And I don't know if you saw Rashmi's post, the CEO of Girls Who Code who's doing the mom movie that's all over.
Julia C. CarrionGUEST
I'll send you her name.
Julia C. CarrionGUEST
Oh my God, she's amazing.
Molly Moon NeitzelGUEST
So everything I do, I'm trying to look for how my progressive values can be investments with a return.
Molly Moon NeitzelGUEST
So I found an organization, a national organization led by Reshma Saujani who started Girls Who Code and the next organization that she started is called Moms First and she's on a similar mission.
Molly Moon NeitzelGUEST
She's working both on some policy advocacy but also with a lot of private sector employers across the country.
Molly Moon NeitzelGUEST
And she worked with a consulting group to come up with a return on investment calculator.
Michael FooteHOST
That's women in STEM.
Michael FooteHOST
We gotta get Karlie Kloss up in here with her Girls Who Code-
Melissa MalbranchHOST
Mm-hmm
Michael FooteHOST
... because CJ, he's too fast with the computer.
Allison HareHOST
But I've rented out a theater this Monday to screen the documentary No Country for Mothers.
Allison HareHOST
I don't know if you're familiar with this, but Reshma Saujani, who is the founder of Girls Who Code and does a lot of advocacy work in this, of the question of what, you know, pity...
Allison HareHOST
Stay-at-home moms are always pitted against working moms and yet society and workplace don't really support either.
Allison HareHOST
And I think that's the point of your book is like it's structural and we continue to blame ourselves or be defensive of where we are.