Women hold just 16% of engineering roles and 27% of computing roles in companies in the US. Only 20% of computer science professionals are women, and only 27% of female students said they would consider pursuing a tech career. How can we make technology more attractive to women in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college? In this Speaker Series video, you will learn recruitment strategies companies can adopt to promote diversity and inclusion for women in technology. You will learn about the challenges women in technology face within the workplace, what makes a company attractive to women in tech, why women leave their tech jobs, and much more.
Author Name: Jim Cooper
Author Description:
Jim Cooper is a software developer at Pluralsight, with more than 20 years of software development experience. He has a passion for Agile processes, especially lean software development. Jim has been developing production Angular apps since before Angular version 1.0, including Pluralsight’s first Html5-based video player. Jim has over 10 years of TDD and pair programming experience which has contributed significantly to his professional development. He has successfully mentored other developers… more