Inspiration
Women are underrepresented in many advanced professional fields such as careers in science, technology, and math (STEM), public leadership, management, etc. I wanted to create a safe, friendly, and supportive network for girls to express their ideas and learn about careers and resources available to them.
What it does
Girl Talk is a social network app exclusively for young girls (middle school - college). It connects girls with mentors or female leaders in the workforce. There is a portal of resources for scholarships, events (such as hackathons!), and news about young female inventions easily accessible to the user.
How I built it
Xcode
Challenges I ran into
I had difficulty with coding how to match new members with mentors based on common interests. I would also like to add a location setting to provide girls with the opportunities to meet female leaders and entrepreneurs nearby. These are plans I have for future development of the app.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
This is my first time delving into iOS development, and I managed to develop a basic app that fulfills some of the functions I envisioned: feed/dashboard of news, section of news, and an interactive, safe platform of communication.
What I learned
Move forward, and don't be afraid to learn!
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