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Bridge the diversity gap in tech

Diversity in the tech world has been a problem for years, but only recently have companies begun to release data on just how skewed the numbers are. The vast majority of tech companies have an overwhelmingly white male workforce while Latinos and blacks make up as little as 4 percent.

CAN CODING BOOT CAMPS IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN THE TECH INDUSTRY?

The tech industry has a diversity problem. It’s been discussed time and time again. Not only is it important for companies to understand that they need to prioritize gender and racial diversity in order to thrive, (and that “more white women does not equal tech diversity”) but it is also imperative that people from marginalized groups are able to visualize themselves as computer engineers and are given the opportunity to learn the skills that will help them break into the tech industry.

Is tech industry making progress on diversity?

SAN FRANCISCO — Last fall I wrote a guest column for USA TODAY: "Three questions about diversity in tech." The article was in reaction to the pervasive lack of diversity at technology companies. The three questions I asked were: What diversity initiatives are these companies launching? Will anything really change? What's next? Here's an update. What diversity initiatives have been launched?

Silicon Valley Diversity: Why Innovating With People Is As Important As Innovating With Technology

In the inaugural episode of Bay Area-based HBO comedy Silicon Valley, now in its second season, the CEO of Hooli (think: fictional Google GOOGL -0.26%) Gavin Belson stands in his sprawling, high-rise office with his spiritual advisor and peers out across the quad. “It’s weird,”...