Group Seeking Equality for Women in Tech Raises $11 Millionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/technology/women-tech-allraise.html

bookworm's profile thumbnailbookworm·Dec 01, 2020
Posted in:Diversity, Equity & InclusionIn The News
"Bigger tech companies, which began publishing diversity statistics on their workforces six years ago and have poured millions of dollars into diversity efforts, are nowhere close to gender parity and have shown even less progress on hiring more Black and Latino workers. This year, the World Economic Forum concluded that it would take women 257 years to close the employment gender gap across all industries, compared with its previous estimate of 202 years."--As Pam Kostka said, we cannot change centuries of systemic racial oppression and patriarchy but we are making some progress. So let's celebrate these small wins that will represent a lot more down the line. PS: Posted by Iynna.
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