New York Life ‘tech tour’ for Girls Who Code educates and inspires.

New York Life | May 6, 2025

Girls Who Code (GWC) is an organization committed to closing the gender gap in technology and preparing students for in-demand jobs in emerging technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), ensuring that they keep pace with a rapidly changing industry. A proud sponsor, New York Life recently hosted a “tech tour” for over 50 GWC high school students from across Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx for a day of learning, collaboration, and inspiration.

“Our GWC partnership provides a tremendous opportunity to align the subject matter experts across New York Life’s Technology, Artificial Intelligence & Data, and other teams with an organization that inspires, educates, and equips the next generation of technologists with the skills to succeed,” explained Trish Madlangbayan, a corporate vice president with New York Life’s Technology team.

The day’s sessions focused on:

• Delivering practical tips to cultivate and maintain a growth mindset and educating students on the benefits of doing so
• Leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E, Elevenlabs, Suno, and Canva to create promotional videos for potential businesses
• Highlighting the variety of career opportunities that technology skills can lead to, including in both technical and non-technical roles
• Providing mentorship and the opportunity to network with professionals
• Reinforcing that GWC partners like New York Life are eager to support students’ passions and interests in the tech and cyber security spaces

Nancy Sherman, a vice president with New York Life’s Strategic Capabilities team, led the discussion on the importance of having a growth mindset and adding the word “yet” when thinking “I can’t.”

The session included a showing of the video, New York Life’s latest contribution to GWC’s curriculum which is meant to inspire and promote conversation among the 6,000+ GWC clubs across the country. In the piece, New York Life senior associate Ashleigh Knight highlights her career journey and how her own growth mindset led to a variety of opportunities, including with New York Life’s Technology team and now with the company’s Continuous Improvement group.

In reflecting on the day, Sherman shared, “‘I can’t…yet’ is what having a growth mindset is all about. As much as the day was about sharing learnings and inspiration with the students, I came away inspired myself and confident in the next generation of talent that will be entering the workforce before we know it.”

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