Women Wavemakers : Practical Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Women in Coding Bootcamps

Abstract

Coding bootcamps have recently emerged
 as a promising approach to equipping individuals with the
 skills needed to thrive in digital economies. But despite
 the potential of these training programs to prepare
 graduates to compete in a changing global labor market,
 women often participate at significantly lower rates. When
 women do enroll, they tend to have higher dropout rates than
 men. The insights in this report draw on interviews with 25
 coding bootcamps and 7 digital skills programs in 22
 countries. The goal is to share insights and strategies from
 practitioners around the world on ways to recruit and retain
 women in coding bootcamps. The report also discusses
 approaches to making labor market linkages with the larger
 objective of tackling the underrepresentation of women in technology.