Women of Color: Identify and Discussing the Unique Issues

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Panelists: Valerie Taylor (Texas A&M), Tiki L Suarez-Brown (Florida A&M University), Anne Quiroz-Gates (University of Texas, El Paso), Jamika Burge (Pennsylvania State University), Monica Martinez-Canales (Intel)

The Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC – www.cdc-computing.org), a joint organization of the ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS, organized this panel to provide an open discussion about effective environments and career paths that lead to success for women of color. CDC organizes the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing. The panelists will discuss issues relevant to support mechanisms and climates that are necessary for women of color to thrive. Further, the panelists will discuss their particular career paths, identifying issues that still need to be addressed.

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