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20 Jul

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Computer Weekly's annual event to announce our list of the 50 most influential women in UK IT has become our most popular event of the year. We're delighted with the way the IT community has engaged with the programme to recognise and promote the amazing female role models in technology. The programme goes from strength to strength. This year, we had nearly 150 women nominated for the list - three times the number when the list was first put together in 2012. Our online reader vote attracted over 7,500 votes - 50% more than the previous year. And the social media activity around the announcement this week generated more than 10 million Twitter impressions from over 1,100 tweets.

17 Jul

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Rainbow PUSH Coalition partnered with Google to present a forum at Google headquarters in Los Angeles in the last week of June. The forum is part of an ongoing program to open up pathways into the tech industry, as well as increase diversity in Silicon Valley. Reverend Jesse Jackson, founding president of Rainbow PUSH, and Google executives discussed the efforts of religious and social development organizations led by Jackson, along with a panel of tech executives who explored the best ways to increase diversity and innovation in technology.

16 Jul

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Professional Diversity Network (NASDAQ:IPDN) released its quarterly Diversity Jobs Index and Report (DJR). The quarterly report explores the overall strength of the job market heading into the Q3. It examines the two-tier job market—the Technology sector and all other sectors— created by consistent advances in technology and the growing presence of women, Asians, Hispanics, African-Americans, Veterans, the Disabled and LGBT community members in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) jobs. The report also looks at the barriers LGBT workers face in the workplace.

15 Jul

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BLACKSBURG — Last year’s highest-profile Virginia Tech “freshman” is beginning his second year by welcoming the largest entering class in the university’s history and planning for future growth. Timothy Sands — or Tim, as he introduces himself — began his tenure as Tech’s 16th president in July of last year, replacing Charles Steger. The 57-year-old former Purdue University provost spent much of his first year at Tech building relationships with alumni, state legislators and donors as well as recruiting new high-level administrators who will shape the university’s future for years to come. And that future is expected to bring a bigger and more diverse student body, a change that could be both a boon and a challenge for Blacksburg. Despite his short time in the position, Sands already has garnered praise for his ability to build relationships and good will by taking a populist approach to his job as the official face of the university.