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Class 14 Summary: This class reading is about Diversity and Inclusion in Tech Industry

What occurred during the same time as the beginning of the decline of women in computer science? -home computers considered toys for boys

Why does it matter that males had been playing on computers growing up?

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/21/357629765/when-women-stopped-coding

Review the data: Employee breakdown of key technology companies

Ask the question: Why diversity matters to your tech company -Companies perform better:

When are diversity efforts most successful? -Diversity efforts are most successful when they’re driven by a commitment from company leaders.

Why do diverse companies perform better? -“Diverse groups of people bring to organizations more and different ways of seeing a problem and, thus, faster/better ways of solving it.”

Give an example of how a diverse company can serve a diverse user base or vise-versa. -When the employees of an organization better represent their users and desired users, they will build more effectively for those groups.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2015/07/21/why-diversity-matters-your-tech-company/30419871/

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