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How Do You Navigate the Tech Industry as a Black Woman? This Founder Has Answers
What are lessons that Black women founders, specifically, can draw from the successes of an industry veteran? Three-time founder Angela Benton, currently CEO of data brokerage Streamlytics,…
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My journey as a woman in tech
Woman’s Month is more than just a month of celebrating the women in our lives – our mothers, sisters, daughters and wives. It’s about appreciating everything the previous generations have…
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In Her Own Words: Candice Dixon leads women of color into tech
The injustices of the pandemic have been well-documented. Efforts to address those injustices are less prevalent. Candice Dixon wants to change the stories women, especially women of color, tell.…
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Getting equity for Black women in tech - the Sista Circle approach
Black women are one of the least represented groups in the technology sector. According to The National Center for Women & Information Technology, Black women account for only three percent of the…
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Fighting The Disparity Of African Women In Technology
According to Boston Consulting Group, just about 15% of data scientists are women, an apologetic imbalance in favor of men. In Africa, more women get discouraged to take part in data professions and…
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D.C. Tech Entrepreneur Claudia Pilgrim On Being a Woman of Color in Tech
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, June 20, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- D.C. area local Claudia Pilgrim recalls her early years in tech saying, “Being black has always been an unspoken ‘blemish’ in the…
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“I felt strangled and knew I couldn’t continue” – How Zamokhule Aja-Okorie found purpose through tech
Zamokuhle Aja-Okorie‘s unique experience is influenced by German nuns who taught her to be a bold individual. Now, she is a South African impact entrepreneur, who owns OAO Investments,…
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‘I feel intimidated’: TikToker says she’s the only Black woman at a tech conference
The tech industry has a diversity problem. While the percentage of employed women across all job sectors in the US is now reaching gender parity at 47%,…
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How women in east Africa are reshaping tech
When law professor Douglas Branson published the book The Future of Tech is Female in 2018, he must have imagined that the global tech industry would soon be led by women.…
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Black Women In Tech: 3 High-Paying Career Paths That Don’t Require Any Coding Skills
The amount of black women entering the tech industry is growing rapidly every year. From detail-oriented data analytics to fast paced customer-facing technical roles,…
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African women in technology
Across all industries and roles, women are promoted at a slower rate than men. According to the McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2021 report, only 86 women are promoted to manager for every 100 men…
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How to get more black women into tech
Paulette Watson, Founder and Managing Director of Academy Achievers tells Johanna Hamilton AMBCS about how she’s taking BAME IT students on a STEM learning journey from cradle to college.…
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Female scientists in Africa are changing the face of their continent
Female scientists in Africa are entrepreneurial and resourceful. They are finding innovative solutions to problems that affect their communities, and many are actively seeking to engage others in…
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The Pandemic Is Our Chance to Fix the Black Women in STEM Gap
Black women are now the most educated group in the United States, but they remain woefully underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.…
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Outside Of The US And The UK: Here Are The Black And Mixed-Race Female Tech Founders Raising Funds And Leaving Long-Lasting Impact
Karin Fuentesová started off her career in the accounting sector, where she worked for 13 years. While working there, she observed how much time is wasted by people doing mundane tasks,…
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‘Women are still under-represented in STEM field’
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called for deliberate efforts to bridge existing gender gap at all levels of Science, Technology,…
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Black Female Founder From Mississippi Seizes Fintech Opportunities Others Missed
Nearly one-quarter of adults in the U.S. are unbanked (they do not have a checking, savings, or money market account) or underbanked (they have a bank account but also use an alternative financial…
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2022: Nigerian Women in Tech Break New Grounds
With the curtain down on 2021, Nigerian women operating in the tech industry have closed mouth-watering deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, started new ventures and promoted the cause of…
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Meet the Black Woman Helping People Land High-Paying Tech Jobs
Mary Awodele boasts an impressive career in tech. She started as a specialized systems administrator and had roles as a ServiceNow engineer and business analyst.…
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5 all-women bootcamps for young African women looking for a career in tech
The matter of low involvement of women in tech is one issue that will continue to plague the tech space and continue to be fodder for conversations. And it isn’t just an African problem because the…
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'As a black woman in STEM I'm used for photo opportunities'
When Cynthia Chapple was asked to help out with a photograph of a research professor and his staff, she assumed that she would be the one taking the photo.…
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As Maydm’s new executive director, Dr. Christina Outlay hopes to inspire young women of color in the tech industry
There are so many challenges that exist for women and people of color in the tech industry that has been historically dominated by white men and still has major issues with gender and racial…
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How Black Women Entrepreneurs are using resources and technology
A strong zeal to tap into ample resources and technology may explain why Black women entrepreneurs in recent years have started businesses at a higher level than other groups.…
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California investigates Google’s treatment of Black women workers
California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination,…
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New study: Women of color in tech aren’t just underrepresented, they’re also undervalued
There’s been a lot of discussion about how we see few women of color in tech because there are few of them in the STEM pipeline. But a forthcoming study my team conducted as part of the Kapor…
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