Latina Faces in Technology Careers

Lately, the abundance of future jobs in technology has gained a lot of attention. The question of who will have the education and training to fill those jobs looms large. Broadening participation in the technology sector to include historically underrepresented people, such as women and people of color, is key. TECHNOLOchicas is a media campaign to attract Latinas to IT careers. It puts Latina faces on real stories of women who work in technology. 

The images and voices are inspiring. Take a look at the videos. What media clips would you create to do something similar for your program?

Social Injustice in STEM Careers: Let's Look at the Numbers

In honor of Black History month, let's ponder how the experience of African Americans, Latinos, and women plays out in STEM Careers. What do the numbers tell us?

Landivar's 2013 report analyzes the lack of parity and trends in recent decades using U.S. Census data. For example, nearly half as many Blacks worked in STEM jobs as participated in the workforce overall in 2011. The graphs and charts make clear the discrepancies for African-Americans, Latinos, and women in the high-paying jobs the fields of science, engineering, computer science, and social sciences.

 What are we doing for social justice to change how we live together?

What's the Difference Between Research and Evaluation?

On more than one of my recent projects, funders have required research as well as evaluation. At conferences and meetings, people are talking about the differences between research and evaluation and where the tasks overlap. I found a recent blog and some classic materials that might be useful when the question arises in your work. On BetterEvaluation, Patricia Rogers discusses several ways to distinguish between research and evaluation. If you really want to dig deep, check out Levin-Rozalis' academic article: I couldn't stop turning the pages.