Bertina Ceccarelli, CEO of NPower, discusses plans to bring more women of color into the technology field with Bloomberg Businessweek Radio.
The Equation of Equality for Women in Tech
Report: College degree requirements are keeping qualified women of color out of tech
NPower, a group that urges tech companies to focus on skills-based hiring, just received a $15 million gift from MacKenzie Scott to further its mission.
New Report Reveals That 2.6M Women of Color Are Qualified To Fill Open Tech Jobs. So Why Aren’t We?
This vast underrepresentation in the market also affects the Black women in tech who are facing challenges being the only one in their company.
Candice Dixon Of NPower On The Labor Shortage & The 5 Things We Must Do To Attract & Retain Great Talent
In an interview with Authority Magazine, NPower Director Candice Dixon discusses Command Shift, The Equation for Equality and what companies must do to attract great talent, especially women of color.
A quarter-million qualified women of color are currently missing from the tech space. Here’s one solution to the problem
The tech industry is often considered an elite space for well-educated workers who command the highest paying jobs. One of the (many) problems with this narrative is that recruiters are often overlooking qualified candidates in a search for résumés that check all the boxes.
Looking to double the number of women of color in the tech workforce
New research finds overlapping skills should afford that jump from non-tech to tech.
VentureBeat: 2.6M women of color have skills to fill tech jobs
Equity-focused nonprofit NPower and Emsi Burning Glass said their data reveals that 2.6 million women of color have tech-similar skills to fill vacant tech jobs.
Study: Women of color are ready for tech work, busting the “pipeline myth”
Women of color occupy less than 5% of tech jobs, even though they make up 20% of the workforce. But the “pipeline problem” is a myth–many of these women are ready and able to take positions in tech.
New Data From NPower and Emsi Burning Glass Challenges Perceptions Regarding Tech Labor Shortages
NPower’s Command Shift, a Coalition of Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and other leading organizations, commits to increasing the number of nontraditional tech talent – specifically, underserved women of color – in the tech industry from 5% to 10% over ten years.
Women in Tech Coalition Gains New Strength
Nonprofit Times recently covered the Command Shift partner release. The article outlines what Command Shift is planning to do with the coalition moving forward.
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