A program designed to teach women essential skills in coding and web development is expanding to D.C.

Launch Academy, a Boston-based immersive bootcamp, recently introduced Prism Shift, a full-stack coding bootcamp just for women. The goal of this program is to reduce the barriers and gender-based challenges that women face when starting their careers in technology. Enrollment started on July 10, and the two-pronged experience officially begins on Oct. 2 with The Ignition Program, an off-campus, online portion that will serve as a refresher in basic programming skills for new students. The 10-week bootcamp begins on Dec. 4 and will take place in DuPont Circle.

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