Anne Wojcicki was raised to change things, not complain about them, whether what's bugging her is the state of American healthcare or the underrepresentation of
women in technology jobs.
Not exact matches
«We talked about tax, we talked about trade, we talked about infrastructure, we talked about
women's issues... we talked about
jobs in terms of training people
in technology,» he said.
«You've got to get more
women in technology because those are the high - paying
jobs.»
The
technology industry has a big problem with diversity, one that seems to be getting worse:
In 1991
women held 37 % of computing
jobs; today they hold only 26 %.
Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies,
job creation through infrastructure investments
in rural broadband and sustainable
technology,
in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All
Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green
jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms
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Women and men in STEM often at odds over workplace equity: Perceived inequities are especially common among women in science, technology, engineering and math jobs who work mostly with men.&r
Women and men
in STEM often at odds over workplace equity: Perceived inequities are especially common among
women in science, technology, engineering and math jobs who work mostly with men.&r
women in science,
technology, engineering and math
jobs who work mostly with men.»
Half of
women working
in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM)
jobs report having experienced gender discrimination at work, according to a new Pew Research Center survey examining people's experiences
in the workplace and perceptions of fair treatment for
women — as well as racial and ethnic minorities —
in STEM occupations.
For
women working
in science,
technology, engineering or math (STEM)
jobs, the workplace is a different, sometimes more hostile environment than the one their male coworkers experience.
When you start to examine the numbers closely it makes you stop and think...
In the US
women hold less than 25 % of STEM (science,
technology, engineering and math) related
jobs.
SMB: We should take a page from the successful, ongoing efforts that address the lingering lag
in girls» and
women's participation
in STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and leadership positions: 1) mentoring and role - modeling programs that involve more men
in schools, particularly men who hold other than traditionally male
jobs so that students see men
in a variety of careers; 2) a national fathers» reading campaign to engage more fathers
in reading to their children; and 3) increased funding for innovative programs that engage students
in literacy activities
in and out of school.
Women are missing out on great jobs, and society is missing out on the innovations women could be making in new techno
Women are missing out on great
jobs, and society is missing out on the innovations
women could be making in new techno
women could be making
in new
technology.
Mae (Harry Potter and Beauty and the Beast star Emma Watson), an impressionable young
woman in a dead - end cubicle
job, gets hired as a customer service rep at The Circle, an immense Google - like company with seemingly utopian, progressive ideas about how
technology can drive human connection.
Women in technology, sales or marketing with two years» or less experience actually got salary offers that were 7 % higher than those received by equally inexperienced men, according to the
jobs site Hired.
Last week I led a presentation at the World of Working
Women Employment Conference &
Job Fair in New York City and discussed methods for leveraging technology to improve the quality of your job sear
Job Fair
in New York City and discussed methods for leveraging
technology to improve the quality of your
job sear
job search.
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According to the National Center for
Women & Information Technology, 56 % percent of women in tech jobs in the private sector drop out mid-career — around the same time they're beginning families — and never return to their STEM
Women & Information
Technology, 56 % percent of
women in tech jobs in the private sector drop out mid-career — around the same time they're beginning families — and never return to their STEM
women in tech
jobs in the private sector drop out mid-career — around the same time they're beginning families — and never return to their STEM
jobs.