The problem hasn’t changed. The urgency has.
Women remain underrepresented at every level of the tech industry. They leave at higher rates than men, not because they can’t do the work, but because too few organizations invest in keeping them. And now, with AI reshaping every technical role faster than most companies can track, the gap between who gets access to the right skills and who doesn’t is widening.
The numbers inside RTC’s own community tell the story plainly. 81% of members want to build more AI skills. Only 15% are getting consistent training to do it. Early-career women are eager, motivated, and already in the pipeline. They just aren’t getting what they need to stay and advance.
That’s the problem RTC exists to solve. Not someday. Now.
The 2025 Impact Report from Rewriting the Code documents what that work looked like this year: the programs, the partnerships, the outcomes, and what’s coming next.
Who is the RTC Community Right Now?
Over 41,300 members across 180 countries, an 18% increase from the year before, spanning every stage of the early career journey from first-year university students to professionals six years into their tech careers.
8,873 new members joined in 2025 alone.
This is the talent pool partners are tapping. It’s also the community that depends on RTC to fill the gaps that their employers and institutions aren’t filling.
What Does it Actually Take to Keep Women in Tech?
What moves the needle is sustained support at the moments it matter most, and in 2025, RTC built that support across hundreds of touchpoints.
570+ resumes reviewed. 2,403 members strengthened their technical interview preparation. 338 mentorship appointments. 335 events hosted across the year. The RTC Future of Tech Fund distributed $416,427 to 170 members when unexpected costs threatened to derail their progress entirely.
The outcome: 97% of survey respondents said RTC either strengthened or sustained their pursuit of a career in tech. 87% reported strengthening at least one professional or technical skill.
These aren’t engagement metrics. They’re retention signals in an industry that loses women at every transition point.
What Comes Next?
Rewrite AI is a new initiative developed in direct partnership with employers. It prepares members for AI-enabled workplaces through certifications, real-world projects, and direct pathways to employment, built around the specific competencies employers say they need most.
Alongside it, a new AI-enabled member platform will deliver personalized educational paths, mentor matches, and career opportunities at scale, matched to each member’s goals and readiness. Not generic programming. Individualized pathways for tens of thousands of members simultaneously.
Read the Full Report
The 2025 Impact Report includes full member stories, partner case studies, program data, and our strategic vision.
If you’re in the talent, CSR, or Philanthropy space, it’s a concrete look at what an RTC relationship produces and where the community is headed. Connect with our team to talk about what a partnership could look like in 2026.
If you’re a member, it’s proof of what this community has built in one of the hardest years the industry has seen. Join the community if you’re not already in it.