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The Women of Tech Track, a new women-only program at tech school AlMakinah,<\/strong>was launched to challenge the gender imbalances in the industry<\/strong>, writes Menna A. Farouk for Al-Monitor<\/a>. The program provides classes on front-end web development, data visualization, and digital marketing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Women of Tech Track, a new women-only program at tech school AlMakinah,was launched to challenge the gender imbalances in the industry, writes Menna A. Farouk for Al-Monitor. 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