Melinda Gates has a vision of how gender-inclusive tech hubs would function, and her new initiative is attempting to create three of them. The first stop is Chicago.
to launch GET Cities. Their plan for increasing equality in the burgeoning Chicago tech world is three-fold: getting more women interested in pursuing tech careers, creating an inclusive environment which generates opportunities for these women, and ensuring that women of color are provided the same pathways and opportunities. Here are the details of how they are reinventing the tech hub.
they launched in New York. They plan to help connect female students to each other and to professionals and to help provide female students gain access to internships., a global innovation agency, GET Cities will encourage local startups, venture firms and tech companies to build a more inclusive culture.
Gates’ initiative is targeting the lack of women in technology from both the supply and demand side. The program aims to entice more women to pursue tech careers, and then make sure there are opportunities available to these women when they’re looking for work or funding. In addition, they plan to provide support for the women throughout the process.on women in technology suggest that a major intervention like GET Cities is certainly warranted.
Gates is betting that intervening early in the development of the tech hubs will provide an opportunity to steer the culture in a better direction. Let’s hope she’s right.
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