"While the tech jobs’ boom may be benefitting college-educated blacks and Hispanics, according to new findings from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), “progress remains slow for women even though they represent 47 percent of the workforce,” said Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. “It’s safe to say that women, regardless of their credentials, still face all sorts of barriers,” Clyburn noted in remarks at a joint event (link is external) last week hosted by PPI and the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy highlighting an April PPI report detailing tech opportunities for women and minorities. Clyburn said more needs to be done to bridge the gender gap highlighted in the report, “Tech Opportunity for Minorities and Women: A Good News, Bad News Story"(USTelecom).
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