June 6, 2018

The 10 Soft Skills That Will Help You Land Your Next Job

We’re excited to be teaming up with Hired to bring you career insights about diversity, inclusion, and the job market. While soft skills aren’t typically explicitly […]
June 5, 2018

Meggie Mahnken and Hackbright: Standing at the Intersection of Feminism and Tech

In April, Women Who Code held their annual CONNECT Tech Conference at Twitter HQ in San Francisco. Our own Senior Director of Education, Meggie Mahnken, gave […]
June 1, 2018

Under-recognized Female Leaders In Stem TGIF

TGIF! This week we heard about some under-recognized female leaders in STEM and brushed up on our React skills.
May 29, 2018

Are Product Managers the New Software Engineers?

We’re excited to be teaming up with Hired to bring you career insights about diversity, inclusion, and the job market. Software engineers have long been the […]
May 25, 2018

Leading Women And Girls In Stem TGIF

TGIF! This week we gravitated towards the profiles of women and girls leading the way for future generations in STEM.
May 23, 2018

The Truth About Imposter Syndrome Among Tech Workers

We’re excited to be teaming up with Hired to bring you career insights about diversity, inclusion, and the job market. As part of the ongoing narrative […]
May 22, 2018

Front-End vs Back-End Development: What’s the Difference?

May 22, 2018

Front-End Vs. Back-End Development: What’s The Difference?

As you prepare for your bootcamp experience and start thinking about what kind of engineer you want to be, it’s important to also consider the type […]
May 18, 2018

Short And Sweet TGIF

TGIF! This week we’re keeping things short and sweet. One article, one podcast, and one video. Check out what’s going on for women in STE(A)M this […]
May 15, 2018

What kind of engineer do you want to be?

Last week we gave you a list of 10 things to do as you consider a career in engineering. This week, we’ll go further into one: […]
May 11, 2018

New Oakland Campus TGIF

TGIF! Earlier in the week we were thrilled to launch our new Oakland campus and partner with the Kapor Center in Oakland for a very special […]
May 4, 2018

Diversity And Inclusion TGIF

TGIF! This week is all about diversity (and inclusion). Whether it’s wins on the policy or hiring front, or reasons why some are finding obstacles and […]
May 3, 2018

From Fine Arts to Software Engineering at Reddit: Meet Hackbright Graduate Manisha Patel

Manisha Patel came from a background in fine arts, transitioning to work in project management at Apple. Her passion for programming led her to Hackbright Academy […]
April 17, 2018

Reflecting on Bootcamp: Meet Hackbright Alumna Parul Baweja

Parul Baweja is a policy analyst turned software engineer: she started learning to code to streamline and automate processes in her policy work. She completed Hackbright’s […]
April 13, 2018

Equal Pay Day TGIF

TGIF! This week was Equal Pay Day – women had to work 99 days into 2018 to make the same amount that men made in 2017. […]
April 10, 2018

#BeLikeEdie: 2018 Edie Windsor Coding Scholarships are now open!

Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, Katherine Johnson. You may recognize these pioneering women who paved the way for other women in computer science. Do you also know […]