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Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities Expands to Miami to Diversify the Tech Ecosystem

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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MIAMI, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities, led by SecondMuse Foundation and Break Through Tech, has launched a third city hub, GET Miami, as part of Pivotal Ventures' $50 million investment into the national initiative.

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  • MIAMI, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities, led by SecondMuse Foundation and Break Through Tech, has launched a third city hub, GET Miami, as part of Pivotal Ventures' $50 million investment into the national initiative.
  • GET Miami will work collaboratively with the region's tech ecosystem to propel more women, trans and nonbinary people, particularly Black, Latino/a, Indigenous, and people of color, into tech education, careers, and leadership.
  • Break Through Tech is proud to work with Florida International University in Miami (FIU) to host the next Break Through Tech site.
  • Launched at Cornell Tech, with support from Pivotal Ventures, Cognizant Foundation, and Verizon, Break Through Tech provides curriculum innovation, career access, and community building for women in tech.

Cognizant U.S. Foundation Invests $5.2 Million to Help Increase Number of Women Graduating with Computer Science Degrees and Entering Technology Careers

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Cognizant U.S. Foundation today announced its largest grant to date designed to increase the number of women majoring in computer science and pursuing careers in technology.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Cognizant U.S. Foundation today announced its largest grant to date designed to increase the number of women majoring in computer science and pursuing careers in technology.
  • Based on statistics from the National Science Foundation's 2018 Report on science and engineering indicators, women received just 18 percent of computer science degrees in the United States.
  • "Break Through Tech has developed a collaborative, systems-change approach to increasing the number of women in computer science, and the outcomes speak for themselves," said Kristen Titus, Executive Director of the Cognizant U.S. Foundation.
  • The Cognizant U.S. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation supporting STEM education and technical skills training.