Creating diverse spaces of opportunity in the tech sector
summary
Statistics show AP Computer Science exists in 5% of high schools, computer science majors decline and graduates are ~14% women 3% African American 7% Hispanic, so the proposed solutions focus on pipeline fixes not hiring promises. The Prodigy Program runs a summer HTML CSS JavaScript boot camp and places students into paid year-long internships with local tech firms; a pilot succeeds. The White House TechHire initiative promises $120 million in Department of Labor grants to fund employer‑aligned training and reentry programs.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:56Diversity at Twitter
- 3:35Labor Statistics
- 4:29Academic Institutions
- 6:38Partnerships
- 7:43Code in the Schools
- 9:59IT Workforce Development
- 13:48What you can do
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