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DigiGirlz: Teen Girls Build Community, Online and Off (Part Three)

January 30, 2009 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

Jan. 30, 2009 I met Lynn Langit of Microsoft DigiGirlz last year at my first 'She’s Geeky' and saw her determined passion and creative desire to offer 13-19 year old girls exposure to technical career opportunities firsthand. So THIS year at She's Geeky Lynn and I sat together at lunch and yakked in nanosecond updates trying to cram in all that’s going on with both of our … [Read more...]

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