DIVERSITY IN THE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY
Diversity issues related to the high-tech industry can’t be missed in the news today. Whether it is a story about pay inequity among men and women, or research showing that the industry workforce composition is largely homogeneous, the headlines are unavoidable.
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After years of talk, tech companies appear to be getting serious about diversity efforts
Tech companies large and small offer targets for hiring black workers and devote large sums to the effort, but black tech workers say ‘We’ve heard it before’. Six years ago today, Facebook Inc. released statistics on the makeup of its global workforce that did not reflect the demographics of its users: Just 3% of its workers were black.
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TECH WORKERS CRAVE A MORE DIVERSE FUTURE
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Tech’s diversity problems have been debated for decades, but the Black Lives Matter movement has prompted a new reckoning within the tech workforce. In the past few months alone, employee activism has driven tech companies to rewrite policies, establish new oversight mechanisms, and in some cases take entire products or features offline.
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Black Tech Nation
Founded by Kelauni Cook, this multi-faceted organization serves as a dedicated space for Black technologists and entrepreneurs. The Black Tech Nation team is at the helm of advancing the Black tech community in our growing innovation economy.
”Gather. Connect. Affect.”
vibrant pittsburgh
Vibrant Pittsburgh’s mission is to build a thriving and inclusive Pittsburgh region by attracting, retaining and elevating a diversity of talent.
A community of women, womxn, non-binary folks, and allies championing for the diverse and intersectional experience in tech. In 2020, WITPGH launched the Hacking Barriers program that employs a multi-pronged approach to the typical bootcamp model of learning programming and design related technical skills.