Announcements - Reboot Representation

The Reboot Representation 2023 Impact Report is now live!

As Reboot steps into a new year, it’s with great excitement that we unveil our 2023 Impact Report, a reflection of last year’s progress toward our goal of doubling the number of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women graduating with computing degrees by 2025. We compiled this report to highlight key achievements, share insights,...

Google Joins the Reboot Coalition

We are thrilled to welcome Google to the Reboot Representation Tech Coalition. Google’s support is critical to our goal of doubling the number of Black, Latina, and Native American women graduating with computing degrees by 2025. Google believes the opportunities created by technology should be available to everyone. Grow with Google provides Americans with digital...

Reboot Representation Receives Grant for Corporate Inclusion Recruitment Pilot

Today, we are pleased to announce Walmart, through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity, has made a grant supporting a new pilot program to work with companies on implementing policies and practices that are core to the recruitment and retention of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women in the computing workforce. The pilot program...

Activision Blizzard Joins the Coalition as a Senior Executive Member

The Reboot Representation Tech Coalition is pleased to welcome Activision Blizzard, an industry leader that has brought together the best creative talent in gaming for over four decades, as a Senior Executive Member. Activision Blizzard’s commitment to Reboot upholds their devotion to meaningful, lasting change and strengthens our commitment to doubling the number of Black,...

2023: New year, new team members…We’ve Grown!

Since the release of Reboot’s 2018 industry report, our small but mighty team has been sprinting a marathon to meet our goal of doubling the number of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women graduating with computing degrees by 2025. In the last five years, our team has been focused on growing a culture of...

Cloudera Joins the Reboot Coalition

We are excited to announce that Cloudera, the hybrid data company, has joined the Reboot Representation Tech Coalition. Their support is integral to our goal of doubling the number of Black, Latina, and Native American women graduating with computing degrees by 2025. Cloudera’s commitment demonstrates their dedication to narrowing gaps in representation to create a...

EA Joins the Reboot Coalition

We are excited to announce Electronic Arts (EA) has joined the Reboot Representation Tech Coalition at the Ally level. They are the newest member in a growing number of companies who have committed to doubling the number of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women graduating with computing degrees by 2025. As a global leader...

How Dell & Microsoft are investing in higher education … and closing the race and gender gap in tech in the process.

The two case studies below are expanded from an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review titled Improving Diversity in Tech With Smarter Investments in Higher Education, co-authored by Reboot Representation CEO Dwana Franklin-Davis and Morehouse College professor Dr. Kinnis Gosha. The article was published on July 28, 2021. The two case studies below offer responses...

Dear Tech Companies: The phrase “women and women of color” is harmful

I like fruit and oranges. Does something seem off to you about the sentence above? It should: orange IS a fruit! What about the following phrase? “Women and women of color.” Any better? No? That’s because the two examples are grammatically the same. When people use the phrase “women and women of color,” they are...

Dear Tech Companies: How are you ensuring that BLNA women can truly bring their whole selves to work? Hint: You have to create the infrastructure for it.

From the prolonged effects of COVID-19 to a national reckoning with racial injustice and economic inequity, employees in the technology industry acutely feel the impact of the past two years. The numbers don’t lie — 71% of tech workers say their productivity is affected by a mental health issue. 60% of tech industry professionals never talked to anyone about...