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New program draws Egyptian women to tech

An Egyptian tech school is looking to increase the representation of women in the tech industry with a new programming class exclusively for women.
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An Egyptian tech school is shattering stereotyping in the tech industry by enabling more women to learn programming, coding and elements of building websites.

AlMakinah, a Cairo-based tech school, has initiated a new program exclusively for women titled “The Women in Tech Track” with the aim of addressing the imbalances in the gender ratio in Egypt’s tech industry.

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