Requiring The Private Sector To Invest In The Pipeline and Retention of Women In Tech

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Tech Inclusion Solution: Day 35: Requiring The Private Sector To Invest In The Pipeline and Retention of Women In Tech

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Solution: Requiring The Private Sector To Invest In The Pipeline and Retention of Women In Tech

I believe we need to focus on getting the private sector involved in both the pipeline and retention of women in technology.

When the private sector invests in youth education for tech we will be able to feed more girls into those programs.

When the same companies take steps such as implementing unconscious bias training, formal diversity hiring goals, creating an inclusive workplace tech can become a more diverse place.

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