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He needs to be on exhibit in the National Museum next to iron age man and ice age mammals . Black civil rights activists were a fascinating study of a bygone age.
"Jackson, 72, discussed tech-sector hiring with the EEOC via phone Monday. The former two-time Democratic presidential candidate said he'll continue pushing the issue and has no plans to retire. "The struggle for emancipation is my life," he said in an interview. "It's my calling."
Does this mean he is going to keep extorting money as he has all along?
Whew! Good thing he threw in the White thing. If he said too many Asians that might be racist. Carry on.
I am not a defender nor a critic of Jackson. But you guys are putting words in his mouth. I did not hear him say, "There are too many white or asians" in the tech field.
Non-Asian minorities and women are underrepresented in the tech industry. I also own a business in the industry as well. The previous poster is correct-- there are not enough non-Asian minorities and women majoring in STEM majors that lead to tech careers.
Tech careers are accessible, and well recompensed. Is it a problem? I think so.
Unfortunately, minority dominated inner city schools don't seem to graduate students with the requisite math and science skills. It's an institutional problem. Further more, I think our industry would benefit from more diverse less male dominated viewpoints (and management). I don't particularly care what Jesse Jackson has to say, but that doesn't mean you can dismiss the issue entirely.
100% agree. I went into teaching since retiring from tech.
Some schools would rather hire a coach to teach Math; some schools move the 4th grade teacher into HS Algebra. It's all about getting 50 questions right on a cert test to make you "Highly Qualified".
And then you have the computer labs..running WinXP with Office 2005 and 486 machines.
Duck tape holds the split cables together.
And the curriculum is 10 years old..talking about telnet/ftp and even modems and CD-Rom.
And touch screen ? Why that's for accessibility and is a fixture that is put over the monitor.
Yeah..K-12 is doing a splendid job of making sure the kids get math/science/tech education.
It's hard work that most of today's youth just don't want to do.
They're always looking for the easy way out.
And when I'm teaching/subbing/tutoring in the schools I point out that it's a good career with lots of areas to specialize in.
Tech is the future and China/India are stomping all over us in that area.
Brazil, Vietnam, Singapore are all catching up quick as well.
I own a business in the tech industry. Here's the thing. None of us care if you're white, black, red, purple, female, male, or anything in between. We ONLY care about your skill and that is all. If blacks aren't represented higher in the tech industry, it's only because there aren't enough blacks majoring in STEM degrees. Easy solution - get a STEM degree and develop skills that would be desirable to a tech industry employer. Back when I started in IT, I was one of only two females in my entire major - oh and I'm half black to boot. Yet I graduated number one in my class and got the best job offers - even in a highly male work environment. Why? Because the ONLY thing the employers cared about was getting the best and brightest. Jesse Jackson is trying too hard to remain relevant and it shows by his constant tilting at windmills.
Good for you!! Thanks for telling it like it is. If you want better, get the skills necessary to get better. Usually in a tech field just having a degree won't cut it - you'd better be GOOD at it.
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