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05 Jun Entrepreneurs Share How and Why to Increase Diversity in Tech
Change seems inevitable for the technology scene as more voices take up the cause of gender and ethnic diversity—but numerous hurdles persist. Predicting what New York’s tech scene will look like in 2020 was the focus of a panel chat during the Internet Week New York...
04 Jun Digital Grass to help propel diversity in Miami’s innovation and tech community with $75,000 from Knight Foundation
MIAMI – (June 4, 2015) – Digital Grass, a social impact group and diversity accelerator, will expand its programs and services to help close the diversity gap across South Florida’s tech and innovation community with $75,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
04 Jun HACKER’S LIST FOUNDER CHARLES TENDELL TALKS IMPORTANCE OF HACKING & DIVERSITY IN TECH
When you think of a hacker, what characteristics come to mind? Chances are your thoughts instantly go to a young, white, glasses-wearing introvert feverishly typing away at a basement computer. Not true. At least not in all cases.
04 Jun Bridge the diversity gap in tech
Diversity in the tech world has been a problem for years, but only recently have companies begun to release data on just how skewed the numbers are. The vast majority of tech companies have an overwhelmingly white male workforce while Latinos and blacks make up as little as 4 percent.