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City University of New York Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez has followed through on increasing faculty diversity. Nine new college presidents – including two Asian Americans, three African Americans and three women – were appointed in the past year. Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, CUNY established the Chancellor’s Emergency Relief Fund with $1 million each from the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation and the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation. This grew to more than $8 million by the fall and allowed CUNY to distribute emergency grants to more than 10,000 students.
2. Jim Malatras
SUNY Empire State College
Associate Director, Career Development for Women in Tech
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The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has launched a new initiative that will propel women and underrepresented groups into higher education and careers in tech through curriculum innovation, career access and community development. This initiative is part of a broader multi-year national effort, Break Through Tech, with UIC serving as the academic partner and liaison to Chicago’s tech ecosystem. Seeking a mission-oriented Associate Director to advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in tech, with an emphasis on establishing company allies and partnerships.
This position directs, plans and implements the career development functions for female and female identifying undergraduate students in tech disciplines at UIC by expanding UIC’s presence with local, regional and national employers. Strategic partnerships with employers and/or workforce development organizations will be evaluated and pursued
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An anonymous survey from Blind, a company that surveys people in tech, has found that salary negotiating isn t always a comfortable topic for women (surprise, surprise). Dice explains that the survey broke down the findings by tech company, and found that the results were wildly different based on the company. For example, at PayPal, 65% of women stated I always negotiate but it is uncomfortable, while at Lyft this number plummets to 17%. At Airbnb, 60% of women agreed with the statement I go hard when it comes to salary negotiation, yet only 9% of women at VMware said the same thing. While women seem to have the reputation of being non-negotiators, that hasn t historically been the case company culture has simply favored men. As one Microsoft employee put it, I always negotiate, and almost al
Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities Expands to DC to Diversify the Tech Ecosystem
Supported by Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda Gates company, Get Cities will help grow tech ecosystems that have gender equity at the core of how they educate, select and promote talent
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WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities, led by SecondMuse and Break Through Tech in partnership with Pivotal Ventures, today launched GET DC as its next city hub. As part of Pivotal Venture s $50 million investment in GET Cities, GET DC will work collaboratively with the metro region s tech ecosystem to propel more women and underrepresented groups into tech education, careers, and leadership.
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Women in tech program expanding to DC
Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities, led by Cornell Tech-based Break Through Tech and SecondMuse, in partnership with Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, on March 2 launched GET DC as its next city hub.
GET DC will work collaboratively with the Washington metro region’s tech ecosystem to propel more women and marginalized groups into tech education, careers and leadership.
Break Through Tech is a national initiative that began as Women in Technology & Entrepreneurship in New York (WiTNY) at Cornell Tech in New York City. It brings together academia and industry to build an ecosystem where more women are graduating with relevant degrees and finding an inclusive career environment waiting for them for years to come.