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.k. Government Presses Tech Companies to Sign Diversity Charter
Eighty-three percent of IT workers in the U.K. are male.
Credit: University of Sydney
The U.K. government is putting pressure on major technology companies to commit to interviewing at least one female candidate for new jobs, amid fears about a lack of diversity in the industry.
Margot James, the U.K.'s digital minister, will this week write to companies including Facebook, Google, and Twitter asking them to adopt the Tech Talent Charter, a set of principles aimed at addressing a lack of senior women at the companies.
The charter has been signed by more than 150 companies and tech organizations, including HP, Cisco, and Sage. It commits companies to including women on interview shortlists, as well as submitting diversity data for an annual report.
However, the most visible technology companies are yet to sign up to the pledge. Just 17 percent of IT workers in the U.K. are female and there is a shortfall of women taking computer science degrees, despite a perceived talent shortage.
From The Telegraph
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