Author: w3rtadmin

03 Aug

The high-tech industry is not known for its diverse workforce. The field is made up of fewer than 25 percent women. At major tech companies in Silicon Valley, the numbers of blacks and Latinos hover between two-and-three percent. The Technology Association of Iowa is hoping to develop ways to attract more minorities to the I-T field.
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29 Jul

The women profiled in the July 20 print issue of Plastics News and online this week represent a wide range of businesses, positions and experiences. Some of the industry veterans spoke with Plastics News about how their experiences in the plastics industry have evolved over the years. Women represented 25.7 percent of people employed in plastics product manufacturing in 2013, according to information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s not nearly half the population, but certainly an improvement over decades ago; many of the women Plastics News interviewed recalled a time when they were “the only one in the room.”
16:59 / Diversity / News / Tech Talk
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29 Jul

Corey Deshon, a professional photographer who uses Flickr. He uploaded a photo of a black man that was incorrectly tagged as "ape" on Flickr. Corey is holding a Canon AE-1 film camera he used to capture the image of the man who was tagged as "ape" by the website, Flickr, photographed inside his home. Slug PHOTOS0718 Assign ID 541234 All Jacky Alciné wanted from Google Photos was a space to upload snapshots from his life. But a few weeks ago, what he got from the photo-sharing service was racist insults and a smattering of stories in the national press after photos of him and a female friend were labeled “gorillas” instead of humans.
15:55 / Diversity / News / Tech Talk
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29 Jul

As the push for diversity in tech continues, a growing number of companies and leaders are confronting the topic for the first time. Those that are new to diversity and inclusion often are unsure how to approach it — how to talk about the subject internally and externally, how to rank it among competing priorities and how to allocate appropriate resources. Before answering these questions, it’s helpful to identify why diversity and inclusion matters to you and your company specifically.
15:48 / Diversity / News / Tech Talk
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