Paul and Rhea talk to Yingyu and Marsela, two of the founders of Athena Hacks, an all-female hackathon based here at USC. Tune in to hear about how they started this massive project, gender empowerment in the CS community, how a hackathon works, and where they hope to take Athena Hacks in the future!
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