Reshma Saujani has debuted PaidLeave.AI, her GPT-powered chatbot that helps parents navigate all Paid Family Leave options available to them in New York State, maximizing their benefits. Saujani is the founder of Moms First and Girls Who Code, who recently spoke about her concerns surrounding affordable childcare and paid leave in the US. “Applying for paid leave can mean an avalanche of paperwork, bureaucracy, and tons of confusing questions,” Saunjani wrote on LinkedIn. “I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve heard moms say: “I wish I had someone to walk me through this.” According to
Affordable childcare may be more important than developments in AI for American innovation, says Reshma Saujani, founder of Moms First and Girls Who Code. Saujani spoke about her concerns about affordable childcare in light of emergency federal support for US childcare coming to an end. Emergency Federal Childcare Funding Expires The childcare funding expired on September 30, leaving as many as 70,000 childcare centers at risk of closing, with as many as 3.2 million children losing their spots. The funding stemmed from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the $1.9
To celebrate Computer Science Education week, Girls Who Code have launched a new video game, Girls Who Code Girls, tailored to turning users into creators by helping them code their characters. According to recent stats, 77% of video game developers are men meaning most female and non-binary characters are designed by men, which is why women are misrepresented. Black Girls Who Code hopes to change that with their new gaming experience. Girls Who Code, founded by Reshma Saujani, is a non-profit organization committed to disrupting the imbalance in gaming by challenging the misogynistic culture that
“This is about controlling women, and it starts with controlling our girls and what info they have access to,” Saujani said in an interview with Insider. Founder of Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani, has spoken up about her company’s books being banned from schools in Pennsylvania. The controversy, which has seen more than 400 books banned from schools as a part of a broader “literary censorship” program, has left many people wondering why Girls Who Code books have been prohibited. According to PEN America, all four of Girls Who Code’s books
