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Inc.
It was a rough year for the tech diversity community in 2016. Although new leaders stepped up to push the cause forward, efforts to hire more women and minorities were hit with a barrage of setbacks.
It's been more than two years since tech companies began releasing diversity reports. Heading into 2017 anticipating a Trump Administration that seems to not prioritize inclusion, the tech diversity community faces some big tests.
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San Francisco Chronicle
They heard him when he called them criminals, thugs, rapists. They saw the taco-bowl tweet on Cinco de Mayo and listened as he sought to discredit a federal judge of Mexican heritage.
And now, with less than a month to go before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, Latino tech workers are waiting to see what he’ll do next.
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Inc.
After setting ambitious goals for its efforts in diversity, Pinterest on Friday released its 2016 diversity report, which shows some of the most significant progress made hiring women and minorities at Silicon Valley firms.
But rather than expand on those accomplishments, Pinterest said it will merely maintain the goals it introduced last year and even lowered one of the goals — that of increasing the hiring rate of women in tech positions.
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The New York Times
For months, technology companies have pursued Amy Chang.
The calls are relentless, with several feelers a month, said Chang, the chief executive of Accompany, a Silicon Valley start-up. Even when she declines the overtures, the tech companies and their agents keep coming back, asking the same question: Will you please join our board?
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Tech Crunch
It's no secret that the tech industry struggles with diversity. While there are a number of factors limiting progress (things like explicit and unconscious bias, flawed processes and systems and homogeneous cultures), one that's often overlooked is the industry's fixed mindset — its belief that intelligence, talents and abilities are fixed traits.
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Black Enterprise
In case you've been living under a rock, Africa is one of the fastest growing, emerging markets in technology. Recently, Black Enterprise sat down with, Stephen Ozoigbo, the CEO of the African Technology Foundation, to talk about his entrepreneur and investment journey, and where he sees the startup landscape going on the continent.
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Pulse.ng
Microsoft Nigeria has trained over 10,000 Nigerian youths on Minecraft Hour of Code Designer during the 2016 Computer Science Education Week.
Hour of Code is an annual, global campaign held during Computer Science Education Week to enable beginner coders to create and share their own simple "Minecraft" game, and is designed to empower anyone to begin learning the problem-solving and critical thinking skills required in today's tech-fueled world.
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Fast Company
In recent years, many companies have been emphasizing their dedication to diversity. But what does that really mean? If we look at Silicon Valley, whose diversity numbers continue to be shaky, saying doesn't necessarily mean doing.
In fact, a recent LinkedIn study found that, despite the heightened press, a majority of tech leaders don't know what they are actually doing to make their organizations more diverse. And unless real action is taken, 2017 won't bring about any seismic changes.
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The Business Journals
The benefits of having a mentor have been widely studied and discussed.
Professionals who have been mentored enjoy higher salaries, more opportunity for promotions, and greater career satisfaction, as a result of their mentor's influence, experience and protection.
Mentors also provide emotional support, helping their protégés find confidence in their abilities and their identity.
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