Why your team is so… vanilla

There has been a lot of dialogue around the lack of diversity in tech and STEM in general. The need for a diverse workforce in many tech startups and the development teams within many larger organizations has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now. There are initiatives, training, programs, and scholarships being created to increase and alleviate some of the identified obstacles of creating such a workforce. In speaking with many colleagues and reading numerous articles/blogs dedicated to this subject that earnestly wish to hire and/or create a talented diverse workforce, they point out that…

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Kimberly Lowe-Williams

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CEO/Executive Director of The Difference Engine. Providing real life software development to nontraditional developers and nonprofits. #PipelineBuilder

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