During this year’s giving season, our team at Command Shift would like to express our gratitude to the many people who are committed to advancing our mission– the brave young women of color who are doing the hard work to transform their lives by stepping into tech jobs; our Steering Committee members guiding us into another successful year and the future beyond, as well as our corporate and nonprofit partners, who are tirelessly and passionately committed to advancing and accelerating our work.
This recognition highlights some of PR’s most forward-looking thinkers, individuals taking the lead, and the risk, in advancing the industry through ingenuity at a time when the winds of change of demand it.
International Day of the Girl 2022 – Digital Generation, Our Generation
The Equation for Equality: Accelerating More Women of Color in Tech presentation featured as
one of the five standout moments from the 2022 Black is Tech Conference by Forbes’ Right Now in Tech
“Employers must recognize the institutionalized barriers women of color face, including anxiety, self-doubt, and more, set from when they were raised.” – Kim Davis
The injustices of the pandemic have been well-documented. Efforts to address those injustices are less prevalent. Candice Dixon wants to change the stories women, especially women of color, tell.
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“I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models, generations of Americans who never had anything close to this kind of opportunity but who got up every day and went to work believing in the promise of America, showing others through their determination and, yes, their perseverance that good things can be done in this great country.” — The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson
On the wall in my house is a large sign that says “Gratitude.” It’s a reminder to me each day to be grateful for the many blessings in my life. This theme couldn’t be more relevant as I reflect on the past year and Command’s Shift’s incredible growth and myriad achievements.
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms who, like my mother, inspire their children and carry more than their own weight every single day.
