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As part of work for the EU – US Trade and Technology Council’s Talent for Growth Task Force, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will facilitate a ‘world café’ style virtual workshop to showcase innovative diversity practices in the tech sector.
The technology sector is not known for its diversity. Only 1 in 5 ICT specialists in the European Union are women. In the U.S., less than one-third of STEM jobs are held by women, while women of colour make up a mere 5% of the entire technology industry. Other groups such as young people, the lower skilled or unemployed, and migrants also struggle to enter tech professions. In our current world of mass skills-shortages, it’s ever-more important for companies to recruit from a diverse talent pool to unlock the full capacity of their future workforce.
A range of barriers to diversity in tech exist – but many new and innovative organisations are finding unique ways to improve representation in the sector. Join us on 18 October at 15:00-17:00 CET to discover four organisations that are paving the way to a more diverse and inclusive tech sector.
- DiversIT Charter
DiversIT Charter’s certification process awards companies with a Bronze, Silver or Gold label based on their level of commitment to gender equality in the ICT profession. In this way, DiversIT Charter helps certified companies across Europe to attract like-minded, high-quality and diverse employees.
- Bioinformatika
Bioinformatika provides free educational content and training programs to youth in the field of bioinformatics. By targeting young people, particularly young girls and women, they educate, empower and inspire the new generation to consider a career in science.
- socialbee
socialbee is one of Europe’s first migrant and refugee integration services. Alongside a more holistic integration approach, socialbee provides qualification programs – including a dedicated tech program – to newly arrived migrants and refugees. The targeted soft and hard skills training prepares learners for their work placement.
- Break Through Tech
Break Through Tech’s Sprinternship program provides women and non-binary computer science students across colleges in the U.S. with a paid micro-internship in the tech sector. With its dedicated computing and AI programmatic offerings, Break Through Tech supports minorities develop their skills, ultimately helping them land their first full-time role in tech.
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