Where: Los Angeles County , CA
What: The Women in Tech (WIT) hiring initiative
Why?
- fix the gender imbalance in tech
- specifically, to mentor and encourage women, 14 – 24, to pursue career paths in government IT work
Does it fit into existing local government initiatives?
Yes, expands the existing Countywide Youth Bridges Program (CYBP) that “exposes at-risk and disconnected youth to careers within county government through mentorship, workshops and training.”
Government Technology | Hiring Initiative to Try to Rectify Tech’s Gender Imbalance