1.0WTIAhttps://www.washingtontechnology.orgMichael Schutzlerhttps://www.washingtontechnology.org/author/mschutzlerwashingtontechnology-org/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DU76Wc1s4J"><a href="https://www.washingtontechnology.org/wtias-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-journey-looking-back-and-moving-forward/">WTIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Journey: Looking Back and Moving Forward</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.washingtontechnology.org/wtias-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-journey-looking-back-and-moving-forward/embed/#?secret=DU76Wc1s4J" width="600" height="338" title="“WTIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Journey: Looking Back and Moving Forward” — WTIA" data-secret="DU76Wc1s4J" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.washingtontechnology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jpg.jpg980550While the Anti-Racism in Technology Pact and the WTIA DEI office had their beginnings in 2020, the WTIA journey towards addressing systemic racism in tech organizations began roughly eight years ago, when WTIA surveyed local tech CEOs. We asked them: “As a trade association that represents your industry, what do you want us to do?”