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"The government has a role to play" in ensuring that women and minorities are fairly represented in the tech workforce, Jackson told a USA TODAY editorial board meeting. He said the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission needs to examine Silicon Valley's employment contracts.
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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."
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.
White and asian men could say the same thing about basketball and other professional sports...too many black males. Why isn't Jackson complaining about the lack of diversity in the NBA??
White and asian men could say the same thing about basketball and other professional sports...too many black males. Why isn't Jackson complaining about the lack of diversity in the NBA??
Let's see here: there are roughly 350 to 400 players in the NBA. And as a physical sport it is pretty clear who makes the cut and who does not.
How many thousands of people work in the tech industry? And computer programming is a skill that many people can learn if given the opportunity. The same can not be said for dunking a basketball.
I'm Black and I am glad Jeremy Lin(Asian) is getting the recognition he deserves within the NBA, it is saturated with overrated, mediocre talent black men. Anyway, "too many white and asian men in tech"? Thats absurd. Im a Computer Science student and intern for Cisco in Raleigh, NC. I see black people, white people and Asian people. And we all have one thing in common that is that we're human and CERTIFIED to work in the Tech industry. Maybe more black men should stop trying to be rappers and sports stars and start going to college for STEM degrees.
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.
Let's see here: there are roughly 350 to 400 players in the NBA. And as a physical sport it is pretty clear who makes the cut and who does not.
How many thousands of people work in the tech industry? And computer programming is a skill that many people can learn if given the opportunity. The same can not be said for dunking a basketball.
And they are in K-12 and then college.
But it's a hard major.
I had 36 credits of Math, 10 credits of Physics and that's the math/science part.
You just don't pick up a book and *poof*..you too can be a programmer.
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