A national effort backed financially by billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates to advance gender equity in the technology industry is coming to Miami.
Called the Gender Equality in Tech, Gates’ Pivotal Ventures said Thursday it plans to bring the initiative here as part of the company’s broader $50 million investment in gender equality in tech. Pivotal Ventures officials declined to disclose the amount that will be spent in Miami.
The goal of GET Miami is to place more women, particularly those of color, into education and internship programs to prepare them for careers and leadership roles in Miami’s burgeoning tech sector.
Miami is the third city to host the GET Cities initiative, which started in 2020. Similar efforts are underway in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
GET Cities will be partnering with Florida International University to identify female freshman and sophomore students in search of a major and direct them toward technology studies. Along the way, they will get a paid, short-term internship to cement their interest in the field. The goal is to increase the number of women graduating in Miami with tech-related degrees during the lifetime of the program, which is intended to last at least five years.
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Called the Gender Equality in Tech, Gates’ Pivotal Ventures said Thursday it plans to bring the initiative here as part of the company’s broader $50 million investment in gender equality in tech. Pivotal Ventures officials declined to disclose the amount that will be spent in Miami.
The goal of GET Miami is to place more women, particularly those of color, into education and internship programs to prepare them for careers and leadership roles in Miami’s burgeoning tech sector.
Miami is the third city to host the GET Cities initiative, which started in 2020. Similar efforts are underway in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
GET Cities will be partnering with Florida International University to identify female freshman and sophomore students in search of a major and direct them toward technology studies. Along the way, they will get a paid, short-term internship to cement their interest in the field. The goal is to increase the number of women graduating in Miami with tech-related degrees during the lifetime of the program, which is intended to last at least five years.
Continue reading: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article256422926.html
