Girls who participate in Black Girls Code think of themselves as leaders. — Kimberly Bryant Black Copy Share Image
We want to see companies making a good faith effort and putting some tangible initiatives behind their pledge for diversity. — Kimberly Bryant Diversity Copy Share Image
There's not enough said about the beauty of being able to focus on what you do well. — Kimberly Bryant About Copy Share Image
You can absolutely be what you can't see! That's what innovators and disruptors do. — Kimberly Bryant Absolutely Copy Share Image
I'm looking to see more women of color not only in companies in technology, but also creating companies. — Kimberly Bryant Looking Copy Share Image
I don't think that the trickle-down theory of diversity ever really works. — Kimberly Bryant Diversity Copy Share Image
We want to teach girls of color the skills they need and create a diversity of voices into the tech community. — Kimberly Bryant Color Copy Share Image
It's always been my dream to be an attorney, and I'm that weird breed of human being that loves being in a… — Kimberly Bryant Always Copy Share Image
I grew up in a close-knit community where I was expected to excel, and it was a different experience when I got… — Kimberly Bryant Community Copy Share Image
Technology can be biased in how it's developed if coders aren't careful. There are apps that are clearly made by companies with… — Kimberly Bryant Careful Copy Share Image
We are not generally included in that narrative - people of color - definitely, women of color don't normally fit that narrative… — Kimberly Bryant Image Copy Share Image
I do believe that most startups who develop applications and digital products design 'towards the middle.' By this, I mean they design… — Kimberly Bryant Believe Copy Share Image
By reaching out to the community through workshops, hackathons, and after-school programs, Black Girls Code introduces computer programming and technology to girls… — Kimberly Bryant After school Copy Share Image
While there is still certainly much more work that needs to be done, Lyft actually believes in increasing diversity and inclusion within… — Kimberly Bryant Believe Copy Share Image
We need to really focus on getting this digital equity across the board in all of our public school systems, for both… — Kimberly Bryant Digital Copy Share Image
Jobs in technology have the rapidest rate of growth. The need for computer science is so incredibly large, and it's important that… — Kimberly Bryant Colors Copy Share Image
Our camps and workshops offer a space where girls of color can learn computer science and coding principles alongside their peers, with… — Kimberly Bryant Computer science Copy Share Image
I don't think quotas are necessarily an evil. I think when we look at industry in general back to the '60s and… — Kimberly Bryant Action Copy Share Image
It's critical for girls to see role models like myself that are in technical fields. Looking for ways to come in as… — Kimberly Bryant Day Copy Share Image
I had originally wanted to be a lawyer. Even when I went to college and majored in engineering, I still thought I'd… — Kimberly Bryant Computers Copy Share Image
For me, as a woman in one of the less diverse fields - electrical engineering, which is what I studied in college… — Kimberly Bryant Career Copy Share Image
I loved school, was an exceptional student, and found a passion for math and science that led me to Vanderbilt University, where… — Kimberly Bryant Electrical engineering Copy Share Image
I definitely think there needs to be more of a focus and movement on getting coding taught in schools. There's really only… — Kimberly Bryant Age Copy Share Image
We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future. — Kimberly Bryant Business Copy Share Image
When you've already experienced great challenges in your career, it gives minor setbacks a different perspective. — Kimberly Bryant Career Copy Share Image
As a little girl growing up in the Deep South, my mother told me that my future lay in my education. And… — Kimberly Bryant Deep Copy Share Image
If people are not tied to the work from a mission-driven focus, I don't think you're going to motivate them. — Kimberly Bryant Focus Copy Share Image
I think my biggest mistake was deciding not to go to law school directly after I graduated from college. — Kimberly Bryant Biggest mistake Copy Share Image
We want to create a community of girls who will be empowered to become catalysts for transformation in their communities. — Kimberly Bryant Change Copy Share Image
Girls are almost always socialized to be perfect: 'Smile, do well in school, don't take too many risks.' — Kimberly Bryant Always Copy Share Image
Women are both talented and innovative thinkers and tend to use computer science as a tool to solve larger problems. — Kimberly Bryant Computer Copy Share Image
When I started Black Girls Code in 2011, there weren't any programs that had a foundation in communities of color to teach… — Kimberly Bryant Black Copy Share Image
Few of my classmates looked like me. While we shared similar aspirations and many good times, there's much to be said for… — Kimberly Bryant Classmates Copy Share Image
I hope to literally change the world with Black Girls Code by changing the paradigm which produces the current monolithic ecosystem in… — Kimberly Bryant Black girl Copy Share Image
Technology is a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives, and the accompanying geeky lexicon has infiltrated every facet of our modern day… — Kimberly Bryant Day Copy Share Image
I think that if companies build for diversity from the beginning from the ground up, that's definitely the ideal state for how… — Kimberly Bryant Beginning Copy Share Image
Some of the perceptions from my professors were that I was less than or that I wouldn't be able to compete or… — Kimberly Bryant Children Copy Share Image
While there should be collective efforts to increase tech inclusion overall, the industry must work to specifically attract and retain women of… — Kimberly Bryant Collective effort Copy Share Image
