Author: w3rtadmin

23 Apr

Many companies are struggling to make their IT teams more inclusive. Is it time for data analytics to take over the job? From controversies like Gamergate, which sparked death threats against female game developers, to headlines like Newsweek magazine's recent "What Silicon Valley Thinks of Women," it's questionable whether things are better for female techies today than they were 20 years ago. While women make up 57% of the overall workforce, they account for less than a quarter of all technology professionals. And among higher-ranking positions, women represent only 20% of CIOs at Fortune 250 companies.
09:00 / Diversity / News / Tech Talk
0 Likes
22 Apr

To encourage greater diversity amongst its developer community, Apple announced it’s increasing the number of WWDC scholarships this year which provide students and developers the opportunity to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference taking place this June in San Francisco. Last year, Apple offered 200 scholarships by working with the National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT). But this year, the company says it has expanded its list of partner STEM organizations to more than 20 and will also increase the number of scholarships offers to 350.
09:15 / Diversity / Tech Talk
0 Likes
21 Apr

LET’S NOT MINCE WORDS about workplace diversity. It’s tough to get it right. On the one hand, your greatest chance to create a successful, productive team TISI +1.41% today involves a diverse membership. On the other hand, the more diverse that membership becomes, the worse the odds are that the team will survive long enough to produce those results. That’s diversity’s paradox and challenge.
12:27 / Diversity
0 Likes
21 Apr

The Philadelphia region is the leader for gender diversity in the technology industry, according to a new CBRE Group research report. The report, called “Scoring Tech Talent,” ranks 50 U.S. markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent. Philadelphia was first with 31 percent of the tech occupations in the market being held by women. The report from the Los Angeles-based commercial real estate company also ranks Philadelphia as a top five market for millennial population growth, a characteristic shared by strong tech talent markets nationwide.
09:09 / Diversity / News / Tech Talk
0 Likes
21 Apr

theCO, a West Tennessee based community of entrepreneurs, creatives and developers, is pleased to announce that twelve area high school students have won a trip to San Francisco for earning the highest honors in the second annual "CO:de Catalyst" coding course and competition. The seven girls and five boys in the winning group provide a welcome contrast to the much-discussed nationwide lack of diversity in STEM fields. "Our winners truly represent West Tennessee and its bright future," said theCO CEO Ben Ferguson.
09:00 / Diversity / Tech Talk
0 Likes