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Putting People First: diversity, equality and inclusion start with data

Cloudera

There have been many points in history where society has been forced to reflect on the expectations of diversity and inclusion and as mentioned in our “ Embracing the conversation ” blog post earlier this year, the last 18 months have presented a real opportunity for change. We the people are the data .

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Diversity and inclusion: 7 best practices for changing your culture

CIO Business Intelligence

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. People come in and then they leave.” Maybe you hired a diverse team for entry-level positions.

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

The UK study also revealed that women of all backgrounds and ethnicities make up around 22% (approximately 424,000), compared to 48% of the entire UK workforce, with Black women in particular facing a wide range of obstacles, including discrimination and being accused by colleagues or superiors of being merely ‘diversity hires.’

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No-Code and Low-Code application development as a way to increase Diversity in your organisation

Jen Stirrup

Customers often ask me how they can increase diversity in their workplaces. It is a complicated question since there are so many different aspects to it, such as intersectionality and its implications for treating people equally. So first of all, what does that give us? And the expectations will be challenging to meet.

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Intersectionality, Diversity, Inclusion and Equality – how they can work together for workplace and tech community

Jen Stirrup

It may come as a surprise to you that the history of statistics and data science is fraught with racism, sexism, class, race, colonialism and anti-Semitism. Even if you do not have much of a data science background, you may be aware of some of the issues. Pearson, however, was a vocal supporter of eugenics.

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The importance of Diversity and Inclusion in a world of AI and data privacy

Jen Stirrup

Apple has prioritised privacy lately, and a major component of the news involved data privacy. It’s exciting to see that data privacy is getting headlines. In case you missed it, Apple have put a real effort into privacy with new customer-protecting features for iCloud, Mail, Siri. What’s the news from Apple?

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO Business Intelligence

Now a benefits engineer as part of Gusto’s Engineering Product Design and Data department, McGrath puts time in mentoring other women interested in making similar career changes. “I A 2020 World Economic Forum report found that women make up a similar percentage (26%) of data and AI positions in the workforce.

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