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18 Feb Lawmakers launch tech diversity caucus
Members of both chambers of Congress on Monday launched a bipartisan caucus aimed at getting more women, minorities and veterans into the tech sector. The eight leaders of the new Diversifying Technology Caucus said that the effort will work with the startup advocacy group Engine to push for greater inclusiveness and diversity in the industry, which has been criticized for being overly male, white and Asian-American.
17 Feb New Caucus Aims to Get More Women, Minorities Into STEM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., helped found the Diversifying Technology Caucus, which aims to get more women and minorities into STEM fields. Despite significant strides to improve equality in business and education, women and minorities still lag significantly behind their white male colleagues in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Lawmakers and representatives from the technology industry gathered Monday on Capitol Hill to launch a new bipartisan caucus to address those issues head-on, encouraging more women and minorities to get into STEM fields and to promote equal opportunities for them.
16 Feb Diversity the strength of Victoria tech sector
Large job cuts across the high-tech sector in the U.S. last year seem to have been confined to below the 49th parallel, according to Victoria’s technology insiders. The local tech scene maintains it is still riding high. Last year, the Victoria Advanced Technology Council released a study showing the industry’s annual revenue had grown to $3.15 billion with an economic impact of about $4 billion and employing about 20,000.