The tech world can be unfriendly to many LGBTQIA+ workers, and there is a growing movement to improve conditions.
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CompTIA, the nonprofit organization for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, recently announced it is partnering with Out in Tech, the world’s largest community of LGBTQ+ tech professionals. The groups say they’re working toward greater diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. But some LGBTQIA+ advocates say progress has stalled.
“While we’ve seen progress in recent years, the tech industry is still overwhelmingly homogeneous at the leadership level (heterosexual, cis male and white),” Sarah E. Brown, an LGBTQIA+ tech executive and the author of the new book “Lead Upwards,” told Lifewire in an email interview. “It’s a multi-trillion dollar industry, and when LGBTQ employees aren’t represented at the decision-making level, we face barriers to advancement and inclusion.”
CompTIA and Out in Tech will collaborate to expand a peer network to share best practices, explore emerging topics in workplace connectivity, and provide peer consulting on related initiatives.
