TechGYRLS

Coding, Robotics, and Simple Circuitry Workshops

YWCA Glendale and Pasadena’s TechGYRLS® program seeks to empower young girls in the areas of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) and to encourage them to pursue careers within these fields. TechGYRLS® is a place to dream, explore new ideas, learn new skills, and be creative through STEAM activities. 

YWCA TechGYRLS

YWCA TechGYRLS® is a national program created by YWCA USA in 1997, developed in response to the widening gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Currently, women make up only 24% of California’s STEM workforce.

Our TechGYRLS® activities, including coding camps, STEAM career presentations, and robotics workshops all work to inspire girls to take an interest in and pursue STEAM subjects and careers in order to lessen the gap and bring an empowered female presence to the STEAM workforce. 

Enrollment ↘

Our coding and robotics camps are tailored toward girls in grades 3-8; however, girls of all ages are eligible to participate. 

We are currently recruiting TechGYRLS® students for the Winter-Spring 2025 semester. If you have any questions about enrollment, please contact Jomie Liu at jomieliu@ywcagp.org

This program is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.

When it comes to facing the problems of the future, it’s all hands on deck. Too many young girls get discouraged from pursuing STEAM subjects and careers. We need the talent, ideas, and mindsets that girls and women have to solve the great problems of today and tomorrow.