All-Girl Hackathon On The Rise, The Latest At The University Of Maryland

This hackathon is part of a growing slate of events that promote gender equality and interest in the often male-dominated tech sphere.

If two is a coincidence and three is a trend, consider all-female, on-campus hackathons on the rise.

Now Technica, University of Maryland’s first “all-ladies” hackathon — a collaborative, marathon session of computer programming — can be added to the list.

Open to all and scheduled for Nov. 7 and 8 at UM, College Park, it’s part of a growing slate of events that promote both gender equality, and female participation and interest in the often male-dominated tech sphere.

“Girls see the tech world as not so inviting,” says Amritha Jayanti, a computer engineering major and Technica’s founder, who participated in Bitcamp, a (co-ed) UMD hackathon, last year. “It seems intimidating at first.”

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