Apple donates over $50 million to improve diversity in tech
In an effort to improve diversity within the tech community, Apple is donating over $50 million to a pair of organizations working to get more women and minorities working in the tech industry. In an interview with Fortune, Apple’s HR chief Denise Young Smith revealed that the company has partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the National Center for Women and Information Technology to help improve diversity within the pipeline of talent coming into Apple, and throughout the industry. “We wanted to create opportunities for minority candidates to get their first job at Apple,” Young told Fortune. “In any of these programs we’re really trying to provide focus, impact, and a ripple effect — not just on Apple.”
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Source:: The Verge
