JUL 09, 2019 | US
Female Tech Lobbyists Shake Up Industry
The Hill, July 9, 2019
By Alex Gangitano
In 2013, Victoria Espinel became CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance, which represents enterprise software companies and startups. “Definitely there’s been some progress and definitely there’s a lot more that needs to be done,” Espinel said about women in tech. Espinel and her team are urging lawmakers to pass legislation to boost STEM education and expand opportunities in tech, citing the Equality Act, Building Blocks of STEM Act and the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, to name a few.
Original Posting: https://thehill.com/regulation/lobbying/452095-female-tech-lobbyists-shake-up-industry
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BSA | The Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members are among the world’s most innovative companies, creating software solutions that help businesses of all sizes in every part of the economy to modernize and grow.
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