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Pink Programming

Pink Programming is a Swedish non-profit organization that promotes gender equality within the tech industry, with the stated goal of attracting more women and non-binary people into IT professions by hosting women-only IT events.[2][5][6]

Pink Programming
Formation2015; 11 years ago (2015)
Founder
Founded atFyledalen [sv]
TypeNonprofit organization for gender equality within the IT industry
HeadquartersMalmö[1]
Location
  • Sweden
Frida Stjernholm[2]
Andrea Arvidsson[3][4]
Staff3[2][1]
Volunteers100[1] (2025)
Websitehttps://pinkprogramming.se

Pink Programming was founded in 2015 by Vanja Tufvesson, Tone Pedersen and Vibece Tengroth[7] as a summer camp in Fyledalen [sv] titled "Pink Programming Weekend".[8] After its success,[9] the concept was then expanded to Sunday events for programming in Malmö.[10] Sigma became their first corporate sponsor in 2016,[11] with Volvo Trucks also joining later that same year.[12] They hosted a second camp in Äspö [sv] in 2016.[13] By 2017, the organization had expanded to also hold events in Stockholm and Gothenburg, had plans to expand to Oslo,[14][15] and were used events getting rapidly booked to capacity.[16][17] By 2018, they were arranging over 25 workshops per year.[18] By 2019, their events had attracted over 4,000 accumulated participants,[19][20] and began work towards DE&I courses for companies.[21] Tufvesson was awarded Female Founder of the Year by Dagens industri in 2019.[22] By 2025, their cumulative attendee count was over 10,000.[1]

Other corporate sponsors throughout the years include Axis Communications, Vattenfall, Unity,[21] and Massive Entertainment.[23] They also receive charitable subsidies from Malmö Municipality, Region Skåne, and the Swedish Gender Equality Agency.[1]

Pink Programming caters to participants of any skill level, and its volunteers are all employed or studying within IT.[24][25][26][27][28]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Olsson Jeffery, Miriam (5 November 2025). "Pink Programming-profilen: kvinnliga programmerare känner sig ensamma". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "About us". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  3. ↑ Hedberg, Mikaela (2020-09-02). "Hon ska driva arbetet för en mer jämställd IT-bransch". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  4. ↑ Andersson, Hasse (2019-01-23). "Pink jobbar för att fler kvinnor ska lära sig koda". P4 Göteborg (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  5. ↑ Nilsson, Sandra; Regnell, Björn (2016-12-15). "Utan män vågar kvinnor prova – lärdomar av genusseparerad programmeringsundervisning". LTHS Pedagogiska Inspirationskonferens (in Swedish). 9. Lund University. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  6. ↑ P4 Malmöhus (2019-01-10). "Hon jobbar för att fler kvinnor ska lära sig koda". P4 Malmöhus (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2025-10-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Ax Karlsén, Andrea (2015-12-10). "Kvinnliga kodare från Lund får stipendium". Lundagård (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  8. ↑ Ferngren, Caroline (2015-08-03). ""Fokus ska ligga vad man gör – inte vilket kön man har"". Ystads Allehanda [sv] (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  9. ↑ Isaksson, Malin (2017-11-12). "Pink Programming får fler kvinnor att koda: "Fullbokades nästan direkt"". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  10. ↑ Kalin, Kajsa-Stina (2015-09-02). "Pink Programming startar programmeringssöndag". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  11. ↑ Hedlin, Emma (2016-02-26). "Sigma Group blir huvudsponsor till Pink Programming". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  12. ↑ Norrlid, Fredrik (2016-10-14). "Volvo lastvagnar vill få fler kvinnor att programmera". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  13. ↑ Campbell, Lina (2016-07-20). "IT-läger för tjejer gör succé". Trelleborgs Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  14. ↑ Boström, Towe (2017-08-17). "Efter svenska succén – nu går Pink Programming på export". Breakit [sv] (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  15. ↑ Bruer, Andrea (2017-09-07). "Stor etterspørsel etter kvinner i IT: – Hvis du ikke kan koding, er du i ferd med å bli analfabet i vår samtid". Digi.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  16. ↑ Wallenberg, Björn (2018-10-29). "Hon har lärt tusentals kvinnor att koda – Möt Vanja Tufvesson på Startup Tour i Malmö". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  17. ↑ Frithiof, Felicia; Bondpä, Backa Elias (2017-04-02). "Så ska kvinnor lockas att bli programmerare". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  18. ↑ Lindahl, Madeleine (2018-11-22). "Kreativt tänkande och nätverk ska locka kvinnor till IT-branschen". utbildning.se (in Swedish). Via TT [sv]. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  19. ↑ "Vanja Tufvesson: "Nu kommer den verkliga belöningen"". Dagens industri Digital (in Swedish). 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  20. ↑ Björkman, Fredrik; Billing, Mimmi (2019-01-25). "Vanja Tufvesson: "Nu kommer den verkliga belöningen"". Startup Stories (Podcast) (in Swedish). DI Digital / Acast. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  21. 1 2 Capuder, Albert (2019-12-09). "Pink programming ökar tempot för en jämställd it-bransch". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  22. ↑ Hultgren, Victor (2020-02-13). "Hon är Årets kvinnliga grundare 2019". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  23. ↑ Ivarsson, Dan; El-Alawi, Hussein (2018-12-10). "Kvinnor lär sig knäcka koden för att göra datorbranschen mer jämställd". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  24. ↑ Andreasson, Rebecka (2021-03-03). "Möt de tre finalisterna i Årets tech-tjej 2021". Source EMEA. Microsoft News. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  25. ↑ Kauranen, Malva (2021-03-08). "Ängelholmaren som arbetar för att göra teknikbranschen mer jämställd". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  26. ↑ "Matilda vill få fler tjejer att programmera". LTH. Lund University. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  27. ↑ Jansson, Ulrika; Sand, Jimmy (2021-03-26). Genusperspektiv på framtidens högteknologiska arbetsliv: En nordisk forskningsöversikt, inventering och analys av utbildningsval inom STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) (in Swedish). Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 88. ISBN 9789289370011.
  28. ↑ Marie, Meagan (2018-12-04). Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play. DK Publishing. p. 348. ISBN 9780241395066.
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