If you have any children in high school, or if you are in high school, you may of heard of the program, “Girls Who Code.” They aim to educate young girls, and inspire them to become computer scientists. In theory, this sounds like a great idea! But in reality it’s really silly.

According to their website, every 1 in 4 programmers are female. Although this is a some what accurate statistic, 1 fourth of all computer scientists, is a lot of people. If you take into consideration, the amount of girls in other STEM like jobs, this is a pretty high number. However, this is not the main problem. As someone who has a teen age girl, attending high school, I can assure you that Girls Who Code, is not a very inclusive program. I have another son, attending the same school. He has always been passionate about coding, but our school doesn’t have any programs for him. In fact, Girls Who Code is the only computer class in the entire school!

After some research, I have found that many schools, are adopting this girls only program, as their only computer class. My son now has to take an external computer class, to challenge his ability. It’s a funny thing, since according to Girls Who Code, the majority of programmers are male, and the only computer science program being offered in many schools, is female only.

The people in control of Girls Who Code, are clearly feminists! They always scream about the, “Gender gap in coding.” Just like many other careers, there is nothing stopping women from pursuing this profession. But apparently that’s just sexist bigotry, causing fewer females, to become a computer scientist.

Overall, the main problem with Girls Who Code, is their exclusive style. It is fine to have a Girls Who Code class, in your school. Just be sure to make a “Boys Who Code” also.