Massachusetts Passes Climate Bill: A Victory for Renewable Energy and Climate Justice
On Thursday, November 14, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to pass their transformative climate bill by 125 to 17. The bill addresses critical barriers to achieving the state’s climate goals and introduces powerful tools to advance climate justice, renewable energy development, and clean transportation.
From Piggy Banks to Bank Accounts: Empowering Your Finances
The gender pay gap that exists today, can be seen mirrored even in children's finances, or "pocket change." A UK study found that, on average, boys receive more pocket change than girls. Boys received, on average, $10, while girls received just slightly over $8 to put into their piggy banks. Unfortunately, when piggy banks become bank accounts and salaries, the gender wage gap persists.
The Role of Tech in Environmental Disasters
On Friday, February 3, a Northfolk Southern train carrying volatile chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing an environmental disaster. Toxic chemicals were released into the air, water, and ground, killing over 3,000 fish and endangering residents.
Be An Active Ally for Those Living with Disabilities
July is Disability Pride Month in the United States, and WWCode celebrates technologists living with disabilities. Disability Pride Month began as a commemoration of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. Since this act was signed into law, July 26 is celebrated as Disability Independence Day.
Empowering Women in Climate Technology
Growing concerns around climate change have taken center stage in recent years. No industry is exempt from feeling the impacts of climate change and consumer’s call for more sustainable and climate-positive products.
A History of Colonization and Tourism Leaves Maui Vulnerable to Wildfire
On Tuesday, August 8, the deadliest U.S. wildfires in the last century swept through Lahaina, Maui, significantly impacting the local community and native ecosystems.
Amplifying the Voices of Native and Indigenous Women in Tech
The tech industry has long been dominated by a narrow demographic, leaving an innovation gap where perspectives of diverse cultures, especially Native and Indigenous women, are underrepresented.
Celebrating Pride As An Advocate
June is Pride Month in the United States, and WWCode is celebrating the impact LGBTQ+ identifying individuals have had on the tech industry. The Stonewall Inn riots of 1969 in NYC was a protest against discrimination and has now become a celebration of all LGBTQ+ people and a movement for inclusive policies that safeguard the community.