DEI Webinar to Highlight Women in the IT Industry
February 6, 2024
Resumes and LinkedIn profiles can offer a snapshot of a person’s professional journey, but the true narrative lies within the diverse backgrounds and identities each person brings to the workforce. Despite walking parallel paths in the workplace, women in the IT industry often encounter different challenges and opportunities than their male counterparts. An upcoming webinar […]
ArticlesDEI Panel Connects Mainframe’s Working Generations With One Another
January 26, 2024
There are currently five different generations making up today’s workforce, and each of them brings unique backgrounds and perspectives. Though beneficial in a vacuum, generational differences can divide us in both the workplace and beyond. At the SHARE New Orleans conference in August 2023, Broadcom and the Making Our Strong Community Stronger initiative (MSCS) held […]
ArticlesHow to Attract Next-Gen Mainframe Talent
November 14, 2023
On October 16, the Making Our Strong Community Stronger initiative (MSCS) hosted a webinar focused on how to make the mainframe space more accessible to people of all backgrounds. The webinar, “Closing the Knowledge Gap: How to Attract and Retain Next-Gen Mainframe Talent,” featured the following panelists: Moderator Derek Powe, senior vice president, zArchitecture computing […]
ArticlesClosing the Mainframe Skills Gap With Diverse New Talent
July 31, 2023
How Albany State University’s Dr. Robert Owor is advocating for mainframe education and diversity in the technology ecosystem
ArticlesDiversity You Cannot See: A Special Event on Neurodiversity in the Mainframe Workplace
June 20, 2022
Did you know today an estimated 40% of people deal with autistic, attention deficit, anxiety, and/or dyslexic disorders? Combined, these mental differences account for the bulk of what sociologists refer to as “neurodiversity,” or natural variations in everyone’s brain, particularly those who have outlying characteristics, such as autism. In this special one-hour web event, 30-year […]
Gender Bias, Equal Pay and Harassment Still Pervasive for Women STEM Professionals
June 2, 2022
Despite a growing focus on DEI initiatives across STEM, the ITIC 2022 Sexual Harassment, Gender Bias and Equal Pay Survey has revealed key areas for growth
ArticlesFrom Educators to End Users: Leveraging Holistic Approaches and the Importance of Belonging Across the Tech Ecosystem
January 4, 2022
Join us for our first 2022 webinar of the Making Our Strong Community, Stronger collaborative initiative on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the mainframe industry. Register here. We’re mixing up the conversation by sharing the perspective of IBM Z educators and end users. In keeping with our previous discussions, we are continuing our bold, open and […]
Articles‘When Your Employees Are Thriving, Your Business Is Thriving:’ Why DEI Strategies Should Be a Business Imperative
December 7, 2021
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are all vital components of a safe and respectful working environment. For a company to move in a positive direction, there must be a focus on DEI to ensure that every employee is treated fairly and can trust that their unique perspective will be valued. An expert on this topic […]
PodcastsNicole Fagen on SHARE and Women in IT
June 1, 2021
New: Subscribe to TechChannel podcasts on Apple. Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with my colleague and friend Nicole Fagen, who is really deeply involved in the whole mainframe ecosystem including SHARE and including Women in IT. Well Nicole, tell us. How did you end on the mainframe, at SHARE and all […]
ArticlesBuilding an LGBTQ-Inclusive Workplace in the Tech Industry
March 4, 2021
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, is on a mission to ensure civil and equal rights for all LGBTQ people. The LGBTQ community is an integral part of American society, but bias, discrimination and bigotry can cause unsafe and unproductive work environment for […]