Ruchi sanghvi biography

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Computer Engineer Ruchi Sanghvi

Have you ever scrolled through a news feed on Facebook? Ruchi Sanghvi helped design this and other Facebook features. She joined Facebook--then a small Silicon Valley startup company--after moving from India to the United States to study computer engineering. With her help, Facebook quickly became one of the largest social networking sites in the world.

Sanghvi was the first female engineer at Facebook, and it wasn't easy blazing a trail for women in her field. But nothing stopped her from following her dreams. Her contributions at Facebook helped connect people from around the globe. Even women from Sanghvi's home country of India used Facebook to speak out for equal rights. Discover how this young female immigrant became a top-notch engineer who changed the tech world forever.

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Ruchi Sanghvi: The First Female Engineer Hired by Facebook

Updated: Jan 31, 2024

It is no secret that the tech industry has been dominated by men for quite a long time. The gender gap in certain job positions continues to be an issue even in today’s world, however, there has been an increase in demand for women executives and engineers. Many companies are looking to add more women to their engineering teams simply because the change will improve the work environment as a whole. This type of thinking was not as welcome over a decade ago, but through the impact of many inspiring and successful women, we are seeing big changes. One of these role models in tech was the first female engineer hired by Facebook - Ruchi Sanghvi.

Impact at Facebook

As one of five female students in her engineering class of 150, Ruchi Sanghvi was prepared to be in a minority when she started her position with Facebook as well. Sanghvi began working with Facebook in 2005 as their first f

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This week across Berkeley, we're celebrating both International Women's Day and College & Career Awareness Week. I'm excited to share the STEM Trailblazer Biosseries, an excellent collection of biographies featuring accomplished, ung figures in a bred variety of science careers. My students were fascinated today as they listened to the biography of Ruchi Sanghvi, the first female engineer at Facebook.

Computer Engineer: Ruchi Sanghvi
STEM Trailblazer Bios series
by Laura Hamilton Waxman
Lerner, 2015
preview on Google Books
Amazon / Your local library
ages 8-11

Ruchi Sanghvi fryst vatten an accomplished computer engineer who was one of the early engineers at Facebook, joining it when it was still a small Silicon Valley startup company. This engaging, short biography describes how she decided to move from India to the United States to study computer engineering, taking risks and never letting fear stop her.

We began by watching this short video, giving students a sense of