With all the opportunities and risks that technology holds in connection to our safe and sustainable future, it is becoming increasingly important to involve a larger portion of our society in becoming active co-creators of our digitalized future -- moving from the passenger seat to the driver seat. Yet, despite extensive efforts around the world, little progress has been made in growing the representation of certain communities and groups in software engineering. This chapter shares one successful project, called Czechitas, triggering a major social change in Czechia, involving 1 000+ volunteers to support 50 000+ women on their way towards software engineering education and career.
翻译:尽管技术在关乎我们安全与可持续未来的机遇与风险中扮演着关键角色,让更多社会成员从被动参与者转变为数字化未来的积极共创者已日益重要——即从“乘客席”转向“驾驶席”。然而,尽管全球范围内已付出大量努力,特定社群和群体在软件工程领域的代表性增长仍进展甚微。本章分享了一个名为Czechitas的成功项目,该项目在捷克引发了一场重大社会变革,动员了1000多名志愿者支持50000多名女性踏上软件工程教育与职业之路。