Tech Talk

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
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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
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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
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20 Apr

Like any decent researcher, I started prepping for this article by gathering data to show the problem: that a lack of diversity plagues technology companies and startups in the Triangle and across the country. But the truth is, you’ve seen that data. You don’t need to see another infographic to know that there are far too few women and people of color working in startups, founding companies, and sitting in their executive suites or boardrooms—you’ve already seen what that looks like in person. Nor do you need proof of the abysmal number of female and minority venture capitalists and angel investors in the field because you’ve noticed the lack of diversity when you’ve interacted with them.
09:00 / Diversity / Tech Talk
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