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<p>I just can't resist. Have thought often about how lucky we in
information technologies have had it easy that our field was more
a meritocracy than many other fields. It's not universal, but it's
nevertheless remarkable.</p>
<p>I started software companies in the 1970s and 1980s and the
distribution of gender and other attributes in our organizations
was significantly different from other industries. In my specific
part of the software spectrum (consumer and "home" software, and
in software publishing) the number of powerful, influential women
was particularly noticeable. It was less equitable in the
"programmer" ranks, nevertheless we still had an unusually broad
distribution in our orgs. Did we have to "push" to achieve that?
Yes, we did. But we made conscious choices along the way that
allowed us to make progress. (Much of which has faded away.)<br>
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<p>The article in Charlotte Agenda was welcome!</p>
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<div dir="ltr">E2D has been very proud to have a few of our kids
go right from our Re-Image CLT labs to Road2Hire and then on to
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<div>As a matter of fact, one of our Lab Techs is going to be
going to UNC Charlotte this coming week as a first-year,
courtesy of a full scholarship provided by the incredibly
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<div>I.T. is one of the few pure meritocracies. Nobody cares
who your Momma is or where your Daddy went to church. All
they are looking for are smart, ambitious and hardworking
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<div>This sort of workforce development is intense and quite
expensive, but the lives that are altered are changed
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<div>Proud to be a partner with these good folks.</div>
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<div>He/Him/His<br>
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