Utilidata gives $10K to Girls Who Code

PROVIDENCE – Utilidata Inc., a global software company partnering with utilities to modernize the electric grid, has made a $10,000 donation to the national nonprofit Girls Who Code.
The nonprofit works to inspire, educate, and equip high school girls with the skills to pursue technology and engineering opportunities.
The donation stems from a recent commitment at DistribuTECH, the nation’s largest utility industry trade show, to give $20 per visitor to Utilidata’s booth to Girls Who Code.
Scott DePasquale, Utilidata CEO and chairman, said the scarcity of women in the industry prompted the participation, along with support sought out by DistribuTECH.
“As a rapidly expanding software company, committed to saving energy and increasing reliability of the electric grid, we understand the importance and benefit of a diverse and well-trained workforce,” DePasquale said. “Yet, according to Girls Who Code, in a room full of 25 engineers, only three will be women.”
The U.S. Department of Labor projects that by 2020, there will be 1.4 million computer specialist job openings. Yet U.S. universities are expected to produce only enough qualified graduates to fill 29 percent of these jobs.
“At Girls Who Code, we consistently work with young women who discover a passion and aptitude for computer science and engineering after being exposed to the fields though our programs,” said Reshma Saujani, founder of the nonprofit. “We thank Utilidata and all those who supported this effort at DistribuTECH for helping to educate a new generation of women coders!”

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