Facebook, LinkedIn unite to support women in Tech

By Staff Reporter - 07 Feb '15 21:16PM

Facebook and LinkedIn announced on Friday that they have partnered for an initiative to help women in engineering and computer science. The initiative was launched due to the declining majority of student in computer science.

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and LinkedIn CEO Jeffrey Weiner said they're launching mentoring and support programs at colleges to get more women involved in studying technology in general, but also as future employees for their companies, according to the Associated Press.

"The reason there aren't more women in computer science is because there aren't more women in computer science," Sandberg, who is chief operating officer of the social networking giant, said in an interview.

LinkedIn will provide help in searching jobs and allows employers to find specific candidates. Women can join the CS&E chapter of Lean In Circles through the official website where users can join either existing Circles or launch a new one.

The Lean In Circles program was launched in 2013 and regular meeting are held between women for supporting each other. The two-year old program is entirely managed by women and formed more than 21,500 circles in over 97 countries and 300 universities.