Celebrating Women in Tech: Le Wagon’s Commitment to Bridging the Gender Gap

Diversity goes a long way in the tech industry. It’s more than just “the right thing to do.” It’s also good business. A 2018 McKinsey study found that there’s a positive correlation between workplace diversity and financial success. More specifically, companies with gender-diverse executive teams were 21 percent more likely to see significantly higher profits. Another study revealed that gender- and age-diverse teams made better decisions 87 percent of the time.

So, why is there still little diversity in the tech industry?

Statista reported that although women’s representation is increasing across the board, it’s still fairly low in the tech industry. There are many reasons behind this, one of which is the so-called degree gap. In 2016, women only received 18 percent of computer science degrees awarded that year.

To make tech education more accessible, coding bootcamps like Le Wagon are providing industry-relevant skills training for all—regardless of gender. Read on as we highlight how Le Wagon honors women in tech and gives them a chance to claim their spot in the tech industry.

What Is Le Wagon?

Le Wagon is a tech bootcamp with 45 campuses worldwide. Its programs aim to help people become business-ready professionals in areas such as web development and data science. The bootcamp goes a step further by tailoring its programs to help students develop an entrepreneurial mentality and the necessary skills to manage a business.

Since its inception, over 13,500 graduates have graced the classrooms of Le Wagon, with some launching over 180 startups, raising about $514 million. Furthermore, 94 percent of graduate respondents from Le Wagon’s EU campuses found a job—ensuring students can find their footing in tech whether they’re inborn entrepreneurs or career builders.

Le Wagon’s commitment to improving the tech workforce by training tech talent doesn’t end with its impressive job outcomes. It’s also keen on bridging the gender gap in tech by providing more opportunities for women to have a career in the industry.

Shaping the Future of Women in Tech with Le Wagon Bootcamp

Below you will find a list of workshops and scholarship programs launched by Le Wagon to help women in tech.

Salary Negotiation Workshop

• Webinar Date: March 7, 2022
• Program Length: 1.5 hours

The Salary Negotiation Workshop (see a replay of the workshop here) discusses effective job search, how to approach the various stages of the interview process, and salary negotiation strategies.

Web Development Workshop

• Webinar Dates: April 16, 2022 (4pm PST); June 25, 2022 (3.30pm PST)
• Program Length: 3 hours

The Web Development workshop is a hands-on workshop, teaching participants to build a functional web page from scratch using HTML and CSS.

Data Science Workshop

• Webinar Date: March 26, 2022 (5pm PST); April 30, 2022 (4pm PST)
• Program Length: 3 hours

The Data Science Workshop covers the basics of SQL and provides tools for interacting with databases and entity-relationship diagrams. This workshop is ideal if you want to dip your toes into data science.

Le Wagon’s Diversity Scholarship

Le Wagon’s Diversity Scholarship offers financial aid to incentivize more women to join the coding bootcamp. The scholarship offer depends on the campus you apply to. For instance, Le Wagon’s Canada campus offers a $1,000 tuition discount for full-time and part-time training programs.

Below are the eligibility requirements to qualify for the scholarship.

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old
• You must be a Canadian resident
• Candidates must have been admitted into the bootcamp
• Applicants identify with underrepresented groups in tech (Women, Black, LatinX, Indigenous, LGBTQ+)

If you’re enrolling in another campus, contact Le Wagon’s admissions team to learn more about the scholarship assistance available to you.

Le Wagon’s Women in Tech: Success Stories

Annmarie da Silva: From Majoring in Foreign Languages to Mastering Coding Languages

Annmarie majored in foreign languages in college and bagged a degree in Arts. Afterward, she worked in various industries—one in the real estate sector—but found them to lack novelty. She called it quits and rekindled her childhood passion: tech.

Annmarie didn’t have to start from scratch as she had prior knowledge of HTML and CSS. So, she decided to self-learn and practiced coding for several months. However, everything changed for her when she decided to enroll in Le Wagon’s nine-week Web Development Bootcamp.

She found the course completely different from anything she had done in the past. She particularly enjoyed the pair programming exercises, instructor-led classes, and web dev challenges. Through a wide range of hands-on projects, Annmarie vastly improved her coding skills.

Annmarie secured an internship at a fintech startup just one month after graduating from Le Wagon’s bootcamp.

Eva Nguyen: From Project to Product

With degrees in science and business management along with her experience working in strategy consulting, Eva Nguyen has had significant exposure in the business world. And it’s this exposure that led her to realize the challenges of leveraging data. This, coupled with the need to understand programmers better, propelled her to learn how to code.

Eva joined Le Wagon’s Data Science bootcamp, which equipped her with the skills to take a data-driven approach to solving real-world problems. Together with her team, they built a machine learning model that can predict the number of streams that a particular song will get—a valuable measure for gauging a song’s potential revenue.

Now, Eva works with her team members from Le Wagon in developing a minimum viable product (MVP) built off of their project at the bootcamp.

Be Part of a Women-Inclusive Tech Workforce

A diverse tech workforce spurs creativity and uniqueness to the field. Le Wagon provides the resources you need to be part of a women-inclusive tech workforce. Apply to Le Wagon today and launch an exciting career in tech!