On September 10, 2022, CMD-IT and fiscal sponsor, ACM wrapped up the 2022 CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference in Washington D.C. This was their first in-person conference since 2019 in San Diego, California. Continue reading Over 1,700 Celebrate Diversity in Computing at the 2022 Tapia Conference
To create products that serve increasingly diverse customers and solve a wider range of social problems, technology companies need women engineers. However, only 25 percent of math and computer science jobs in the United States are filled by women Continue reading Cracking the code: Working together to engage and empower female technologists at Bloomberg
Bloomberg Engineering’s culture champions innovation. This is made possible by the different perspectives of our 6,000+ software engineers around the globe, who come from diverse backgrounds and geographies and who possess a variety of technology specialties. Continue reading How 4 engineers and culture champions are growing their careers at Bloomberg
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Former WNBA player Niesha Butler has opened the first Afro-Latina-owned STEM camp, S.T.E.A.M. Champs, in New York City to reduce accessibility barriers to tech educational resources for Brooklyn youth. Continue reading Former WNBA star Niesha Butler opens first Afro-Latina-owned STEM camp in New York City
By Jackie Wattles, CNN
A rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space, including the first-ever Mexican-born woman to make such a journey. Continue reading At 17, she was her family’s breadwinner on a McDonald’s salary. Now she’s gone into space
By Kiko Martinez, Remezcla
Meet Katya Echazarreta . The 26-year-old electrical engineer will make history when she becomes the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space . Continue reading Meet Katya Echazarreta, the First Mexican-Born Woman To Go to Space
By Edwin Flores, NBC News
At age 9, Nalleli Cobo was experiencing asthma, body spasms, heart palpitations and nosebleeds so severe she needed to sleep in a chair to prevent herself from choking on her own blood. Continue reading Young L.A. Latina wins prestigious environmental prize
By Edwin Flores
When Maribel Campos was 11, she was living in her parents’ trailer home in Sonoma, Calif. She recalled wanting her own iPod, but her parents, who were working multiple jobs to make ends meet, couldn’t afford one. Continue reading Underrepresented in tech, Latinas are using TikTok to help others navigate the industry
Tech is one of the fastest-growing industries of the 21st century, creating millions of work opportunities around the world. But still, with all its exponential growth, diversity is still an issue. Continue reading Tech Scholarships For LGBTQ+ Folks
By Oregon State University
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina to journey to space and the former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, will deliver the keynote lecture next month at Engineering Virtual Expo 2021, an event organized by the Oregon State University College of Engineering that showcases undergraduate student design projects. Continue reading First Latina in space to deliver keynote at Engineering Virtual Expo 2021
