‘Video games are still steered towards boys’: The start-up igniting a love for coding in girls
The IndependentArguments over screen times and devices have become a constant source of conflict between parents and their children. But there’s also communicative screen time, where they might be writing an email or talking to their grandma on FaceTime and then there’s also the creative and active use, where they’ll use it to learn something or do a creative activity.” Both her children have to ask for authorisation before using their screens and explain what they’ll use them for. ” The idea that technology can empower children to be confident, proactive problem-solvers is also what she’s trying to encourage through Cypher’s week-long courses or after-school clubs. Embracing the fact that we think differently can actually helps women go further in whatever career they want to do “It’s often about getting over those initial hurdles and fears ingrained into girls. “We know that technology will be an essential part of our children’s working lives whatever career they choose.