The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Wednesday the launch of Tech Prep (https://techprep.fb.com/), a website that aims to help Hispanics and other minorities to learn programming.
The manager of Facebook said the website explains to parents and students why it is important to learn to program and what kind of jobs are available for those who develop that knowledge.
The site includes resources to learn programming and stories of people from groups underrepresented in technology that have used resources that includes Facebook in Tech Prep to start careers in the technology sector.
Zuckerberg said that improving diversity in the technology sector is a “great challenge” and emphasized the company’s commitment to that goal.
“Everyone should be able to seize the opportunities created internet,” said the CEO of the company based in Menlo Park (California).
Zuckerberg added that a joint investigation with McKinsey concluded that Hispanics and African Americans in US They have few resources at their disposal to learn programming and said “want change” the situation.
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