Tech Company Hosts Challenge For Girls To Develop App

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — CGI, a local technology company, hosted a contest for girls in public schools to develop their own app call “The CGI IT Girl Challenge.”
The challenge started a year ago as an idea pitched to CGI by Nicole Swan, the CGI IT Girl Program Lead. The idea grew then into mentoring young girls in their schools on mobile app development. Mentoring was later moved to remote mentoring when COVID-19 hit the area.
CGI partnered with teachers to create teams of 2-4 girls