# Prof. Prasanna Tambe on the TechGirls initiative which aims to increase gender equality in the technology industry

1 Faculty News September 3, 2014 ![Channel News Asia logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/channelnewsasialogo.jpg?itok=qMC3GQp6)>

Excerpt from [Channel News Asia](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-initiative-hopes-to/1344538.html) -- "'They won't just be playing catchup,' said [Prasanna Tambe](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/prasanna-tambe), associate professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. 'They'll be leapfrogging the competition in some ways because this is a problem that many countries have tried to solve and it's been difficult. I think everyone is still struggling to figure out how to achieve better gender balance in the high-tech workforce.'"

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