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7 ways diversity and inclusion help teams perform better

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become important social issues. According to a recent study from Pew Research, most employed adults in the US think this is a good thing. According to a recent study from Pew Research, most employed adults in the US think this is a good thing. How about your leadership?

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

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They also believed they needed to take more responsibility for increasing the diversity of workers in their IT ranks. We want students to be aware of us as an employer, and we want to have a diverse workforce,” says NCDIT HR DirectorJoey Harrison. “We

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4 ways higher ed can close the tech industry’s gender gap

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In 2022, women represented 49% of the total employed adults in the US, but a mere 26% of roles in computing and technology, according to a State of the Tech report released last year by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), with significantly less representation by Black and Hispanic women.

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Diversity and inclusion: 7 best practices for changing your culture

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Diversity and inclusion (D&I) have become necessary missions for most businesses. Research has long shown that diverse teams are more productive , more engaged, and the companies that create them are more profitable. Maybe you hired a diverse team for entry-level positions. Numbers don’t lie.” “Numbers don’t lie.”

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Product Design & Customer Experience: An Innovative View on Inclusive Product Development

Speaker: Dan Jenkins - Human Factors & Research Lead – DCA Design International

The ethical case for more inclusive design is clear, as is the commercial one: more inclusive products and services can be used by more people. Inclusive design is often confused with designing for people with disabilities, but true inclusive design is much more than that. What ‘inclusive design’ really means.

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Women in tech statistics: The hard truths of an uphill battle

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Diversity is critical to IT performance. Diverse teams perform better, hire better talent, have more engaged members, and retain workers better than those that do not focus on diversity and inclusion, according to a 2020 report from McKinsey. When adjusted for more inclusive environments, that number jumps to 92%.

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Estée Lauder applies AI, AR for cosmetics accessibility

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The result is the Voice-enabled Makeup Assistant (VMA), now fully launched in the UK and US, and soon to debut worldwide. It’s also something that aligns with our mission to be the most inclusive and diverse beauty company in the world, both for our employees and all our consumers.”