By Ellen Jackowski | Chief Impact Officer and Head of Sustainable Impact at HP
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Each year we dedicate the month of April to catalyzing action and ideas as part of Earth Month. The need for action has never been greater. We’re running out of time to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid irreversible damage to ecosystems and vulnerable populations. In order to overcome the urgent, complex issues that we face, we need solutions that are just as diverse and intricate as the problems they address.
Every year we dedicate the month of March to celebrating women’s contributions to society and culture. While women have shattered many ceilings over time, those gains have not been equal for all women. Take the Suffrage Movement for example: Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowed white women to vote in 1920, but it took another 45 years before Black women were able to vote. A considerable gap remains not only between women and men, but between women of color and their white counterparts as well.
On the point of trust, Irish comments: “At HP, it really is all about belonging. we use DE&I as the phrase that is becoming very, very familiar indeed. Feeling that you can be your authentic self is perhaps another way of describing this.”
Historically, the positioning of technology and expertise has been an antithesis to women and girls and this is even worse felt in low and middle income communities.
Low and middle income countries face an existential crisis. As the world moves to a digital economy, they face an obstacle: the lack of qualified manpower to fill critical information and communication technology (ICT) positions, a problem that is exacerbated by the low representation of women in these fields.
Historically, the positioning of technology and expertise has been an antithesis to women and girls and this is even worse felt in low and middle income communities.
Low and middle income countries face an existential crisis. As the world moves to a digital economy, they face an obstacle: the lack of qualified manpower to fill critical information and communication technology (ICT) positions, a problem that is exacerbated by the low representation of women in these fields.
In 2020, hundreds of HP employees joined the inaugural Racial Equality and Social Justice Task Force to help shape the company’s antiracism action. Here’s what they’ve been up to.
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By Sarah Murry
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd 2020 and the social upheavals that followed, the hundreds of HP employee volunteers who joined an inaugural Racial Equality and Social Justice Task Force gathered not only to learn from each other, but to actively shape the strategy to break down barriers within the company.
PALO ALTO, Calif., February 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ - HP Inc. and the Aspen Institute on Monday announced a new global initiative to accelerate digital equity. Led by the Aspen Digital program, the Digital Equity Accelerator will support participating nonprofits in scaling their innovative approaches to help meet the needs of underserved communities affected by the digital divide.
IT departments and managers can take these basic steps to ensure hybrid workers are protected from cyber attacks and other security vulnerabilities.
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By Vanessa Godsal
US hybrid workers are (hopefully) closing down their laptops for the winter holidays, but before they do, they should check in with their hardworking IT security teams to make sure everything is buttoned up before heading into the new year.
That’s because sophisticated cyber attacks have been ramping up over the past year, and aren’t likely to slow down in 2022, security experts are saying.
