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was founded in 2011 after Reshma Saujani attempted to run for Congress for the state of New York. Although she did not win the election, her time on the campaign trail was not spent in vain. She visited many schools and noticed that there were not many female students in STEM classes...
Reshma noticed that the many young female students she did meet lacked confidence and/or expressed a need to be perfect. Reshma although never elected, decided to take her failed attempt at running for office and turn it into a victory. It was this moment when she failed that she decided to make it her life's mission to help girls understand that they should fight to be BRAVE, NOT PERFECT by teaching girls to code. It was through coding that they could see that it is okay to make mistakes and not be perfect.