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15 Mar Tech Report Proposed to Solve Diversity Problem
If Donell Creech has his way, the next big thing to come out of the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) will be a fix to tech's diversity issues.
14 Mar At SXSW, Tech’s Diversity Pipeline Problem Needs Center Stage – NBC News
Silicon Valley has a diversity problem - that much is clear. And with the technology industry descending on Austin, Texas for SXSW, trying to fix it is bound to be a focal point. To explain the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the workforce, many technology companies point to a "pipeline" issue: There just aren't enough qualified underrepresented ethnic minority candidates to fill open positions, they say.
10 Mar Under diversity pressure, tech courts minority groups in D.C.
Some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies are quietly funneling money to minority groups in Washington, including those affiliated with black and Hispanic lawmakers — a move that comes as the firms face growing criticism about the lack of diversity in their workforce.
09 Mar Members Only: Tech’s Diversity Problem
In the last few weeks there have been several stories about the difficulties that women and minorities face in the tech industry as it relates to opportunities and, most importantly, funding their tech ideas. These stories remind me of my own experiences as a black woman in tech during the recent launch of my social innovation app Donafy.