LaunchCode is partnering with Chicago-based BLUE1647 to promote diversity in the tech industry by training underserved youth in St. Louis. LaunchCode is the St. Louis-based organization pairing budding computer programmers with jobs at established companies. BLUE1647 is an entrepreneurship and technology innovation center focused on professional development,...
Only 24% of 2013 employees were female Intel CEO Brian Krzanich pledged $300 million to increase the company’s workforce diversity during his keynote address at the Computer Electronics Show (CES) Tuesday. “It’s time to step up and do more,” Krzanich said, acknowledging that the task of achieving...
Why Silicon Valley needs to open its doors to make its workforce more diverse. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, 73, has done everything from run for president to negotiating with Saddam Hussein for the release of American hostages. His latest challenge is tackling diversity at notoriously...
This document can provide some intriguing insights into a company's commitment to diversity through hiring and retention practices. The survey provides the government with a snapshot of the ethnic composition of a workforce. While both Amazon and Apple have released their workforce demographics reports, they...
Google signage displayed outside of the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, and Hank Williams has put himself on a crusade to address it. The technology sector's glaring lack of black, Hispanic and female talent has been widely chronicled, but one...
A conversation with Alva Bullard, Senior Director of IT at Experian Marketing Services Alva Bullard, Senior Director of IT at Experian talks about her work, how she got started, mentoring and putting people first. ...