00:00The Women Who Spark Awards recognizes the extraordinary achievements of Kimberly Bryant.
00:11She has been a successful engineering manager for the past 25 years,
00:16working for Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
00:21Inspired by her daughter who sought to follow in her footsteps,
00:25Kimberly founded a nonprofit organization called Black Girls Code,
00:29an organization dedicated to changing the face of technology.
00:34Reaching over 3,000 students, she made it her personal goal
00:37to introduce underrepresented girls to the field of computer science and technology.
00:43Currently, only 2% of African-American women represent the country's science and engineering workforce.
00:50In an attempt to save her daughter from the same isolation and emotional distress she experienced,
00:55she sought out to start a movement and help thousands in return.
01:01We applaud you, Kimberly Bryant.
01:03Your work has not only inspired movements in science, but has broken gender barriers.
01:10Kimberly, you are a woman who sparks.
01:12Kimberly, you are a woman who sparks.
01:12Kimberly, you are a woman who Gary.
01:13Kimberly, you are a woman.
01:31We applauded and bessie.
01:33And then she will allow more stories from this school that Dana Wiggum Hall.
01:35Come out to the right.
01:35You are not mad at all.
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