Lawmakers launch tech diversity caucus
Members of both chambers of Congress on Monday launched a bipartisan caucus aimed at getting more women, minorities and veterans into the tech sector.
The eight leaders of the new Diversifying Technology Caucus said that the effort will work with the startup advocacy group Engine to push for greater inclusiveness and diversity in the industry, which has been criticized for being overly male, white and Asian-American.
"If our country's tech industry is going to stay at the cutting-edge, we have to enlist the creativity and ingenuity of all Americans," Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), one of the caucus leaders, said in a statement.
The new caucus "will bring together lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, along with researchers and academics, to shape policy that will help increase diversity in the industry and move our economy forward," she added.
Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are also chairing the caucus, as are Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).
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Source: The Hill