Tech Talk

It can be difficult to be a woman working in technology. Men dominate the field, while women hover at about 20 percent of all employees in many big tech companies, despite making up 51 percent of the overall workforce. The absence of women in the field means that the industry can feel unwelcoming to women, and like a difficult place to build a successful career.

In many underserved communities across this country and the globe, some people have to take a car or public transportation to travel miles to access healthy food options; these have been deemed food deserts. What happens when you also have to drive those same lengths, if not further, to access tools and resources to be an active participant in the innovation economy? How do we change that?