The Perfect Equation

In honor of the Women’s International Day, CSC has launched a campaign to celebrate women in science in Finland. Read the stories of and hear the advice from ten great researchers contributing to science and research development in Finland:
Woman + Computational Science: Perfect Equation
Quoting from the webpage itself,

Regardless of the opportunities involved in using computational methods there is a gender division amongst the researchers using computational science methods. […] The goal is to highlight female researchers working with computational methods in Finnish universities and research institutes. […]

We wish, that encouraged by these examples girls and women would feel even more motivated in becoming researchers, studying technical and natural sciences, and especially in entering the world of computational science. Furthermore, the goal is to add awareness of gender equality in technical and scientific branches of science.

The patron of the campaign is the Minister of Education and Culture Sanni Grahn-Laasonen.

Teach girls to be brave, not perfect

Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code, an US based organization which aims to close the gender gap in tech and to educate girls to computer science and, as the TedTalk below mentions, to bravery.

Some initiatives similar to Girls Who Code are present in Finland as well:
Rails Girls – coding camps for girls and women
Girls In Tech Helsinki – mentorship programmes and coding camps
Helsinki PyLadies – a support group to teach and learn Python
Women in Tech Finland – networking and events for women working in tech in Finland
Don’t forget University of Helsinki CS department has a network and a mentorship programme for girl students.