- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Systemic Investments in Equity, Talent & Tech: Equity Along the Spectrum https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/156061?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/156061?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/156061?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Systemic Investments in Equity, Talent & Tech: Equity Along the Spectrum&body=ESG News from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/156061?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Innovation & Technology](/CSR-News/innovation-technology-0) # Systemic Investments in Equity, Talent & Tech: Equity Along the Spectrum ##### Senior Director of the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech Feb 9, 2018 8:35 AM ET Campaign: [CECP Insights Blog](/news/campaign/cecp-insights-blog) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Kamau_Bobb_blog_2.5.18.JPG "Systemic Investments in Equity, Talent & Tech Accelerate Community") Systemic Investments in Equity, Talent & Tech Accelerate Community [As originally featured on CECP’s Insights Blog](http://cecp.co/systemic-investments-in-equity-talent-tech-equity-along-the-spectrum/) The Systemic Investments in Equity, Talent, and Tech [Accelerate Community](http://cecp.co/accelerate-communities/) has taken a deep dive into the structure and objectives of individual programs focused on tech equity in the portfolios of its members. The objective of the CECP community is to develop a framework that can render corporate efforts in tech equity more impactful. At the center of the work is the identification of the core variables that distinguish [equity from equality](http://culturalorganizing.org/the-problem-with-that-equity-vs-equality-graphic/). Tenets of an equity framework: - Tie exposure programs to formal educational outcomes - Value proposition of different kinds of schools - Expectations of the talent acquisition programs As a guiding principle, equity and equality are not equivalent. Tech equity is not merely the strive for greater diversity and inclusion, it is an effort to address the institutional structures that continuously yield the racial and gender imbalances and injustices in the tech sector. There has been consensus among the Community that corporate engagement in tech equity falls along a spectrum. On one end of the spectrum are efforts focused on exposure and engagement in STEM fields for young people. On the other end are efforts focused on direct and specific talent acquisition. In the middle are the range of programs that focus to varying degrees on formal skill development for education or direct workforce opportunities. The extent to which corporate engagement on this spectrum is systemic and effective depends on the specific objective of programs and a clear articulation of the problem that individual companies are trying to solve. **Read the complete blog here: ** [![LOGO](/sites/default/files/Clients/CECP_rgb_hz_grd_pos_cntrd.png)](/profiles/cecp-chief-executives-corporate-purpose) ### More from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) ###### [New CECP Report Reveals Corporate Foundations Drive Significant Business and Social Returns](/news/new-cecp-report-reveals-corporate-foundations-drive-significant-business-and-social-returns) Apr 2, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [Global Business Leaders Explore Responsible Leadership in an Era of Shared Challenges](/news/global-business-leaders-explore-responsible-leadership-era-shared-challenges) Feb 19, 2026 5:15 PM ET ###### [CECP Launches Giving in Numbers™ 2026 Survey: The Industry's Definitive Resource on Corporate Social Investment ](/news/cecp-launches-giving-numberstm-2026-survey-industrys-definitive-resource-corporate-social) Feb 11, 2026 10:55 AM ET ###### [Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose Announces Covista Chairman and CEO Steve Beard, Cencora Inc. 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