Kathy Castor tweeted the following:
"That divide is even more pronounced among Latina women, who hold just 2% of STEM jobs in the U.S. By comparison, women in general make up nearly 29% of the U.S. tech workforce. @tampabaywave @TampaHCC @THBAOrg @CentreforWomen @SBAsoutheast"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Kathy Castor:
"in 2020, fewer than 1% involved a Latino founder. Latino individuals are also underrepresented in STEM fields, representing just 8% of the workforce despite being the second-largest ethnic group in the nation."Read on Twitter
"Diversity gaps continue to exist among tech founders, [esp] among the Latino population Latino-founded startups in the US received just 2% of the nations venture capital funding in 2021. Another report shows that of the top 500 venture capital and private equity deals twitter.com/philammann/sta"Read on Twitter
"I am ready to get to work building on our progress to lower costs, create better-paying jobs and make our communities safer. I always put #PeopleOverPolitics and work to find common ground to solve problems twitter.com/USRepKCastor/s" on Jan. 7Read on Twitter
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