: In a bid to bring more women to the technology world, Facebook and LinkedIn have joined hands to promote technology amongst the members of the fairer sex. The two tech giants aim to bring balance in the technology world, which is mostly dominated by men. They also aim to bring in more women to fill in the lucrative Silicon Valley jobs.
While addressing the media jointly, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and LinkedIn CEO Jeffrey Weiner stated that in this endeavour to bring in more women in the technology world, the two companies are set to launch mentoring and support programs in the colleges, that will attract more women for studying technology and it will also help them identify future employees for their respective companies.
If we look at the statistics, only 15 per cent of the tech employees working with Facebook are women, while overall, the company employs 31 per cent women. The statistics come from the diversity figures released by the company last year. However, at LinkedIn, 17 per cent of the tech work force is women, while 39 per cent of the overall employees are women in the company. The demographics is almost similar in most of the companies at the Silicon Valley.
Another partner in the initiative, Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute, said that this kind of diversity will take innovation in technology to an all new level. Whitney said, “If everyone creates similar products, the results will not be interesting at all. So, it is for the sake of our future that more women are involved in all the projects, that can change our lives."
The companies did not reveal any details about their financial contributions to the initiative. They aim to go global with the initiative, adding more public and private universities.
While addressing the media jointly, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and LinkedIn CEO Jeffrey Weiner stated that in this endeavour to bring in more women in the technology world, the two companies are set to launch mentoring and support programs in the colleges, that will attract more women for studying technology and it will also help them identify future employees for their respective companies.
If we look at the statistics, only 15 per cent of the tech employees working with Facebook are women, while overall, the company employs 31 per cent women. The statistics come from the diversity figures released by the company last year. However, at LinkedIn, 17 per cent of the tech work force is women, while 39 per cent of the overall employees are women in the company. The demographics is almost similar in most of the companies at the Silicon Valley.
Another partner in the initiative, Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute, said that this kind of diversity will take innovation in technology to an all new level. Whitney said, “If everyone creates similar products, the results will not be interesting at all. So, it is for the sake of our future that more women are involved in all the projects, that can change our lives."
The companies did not reveal any details about their financial contributions to the initiative. They aim to go global with the initiative, adding more public and private universities.
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