{"id":6699,"date":"2020-07-30T10:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T08:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ditech.media\/?p=6699"},"modified":"2020-07-30T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T09:58:51","slug":"dwana-franklin-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ditech.media\/wdw\/wedt\/dwana-franklin-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwana Franklin-Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>CEO at\u00a0Reboot Representation, USA<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the CEO of Reboot Representation, Dwana is passionate about bringing together a strong collective to tackle the issue of underrepresented women (Black, Latinx, and Native American) graduating with computing degrees. She is confident that, together, we will increase the percentages of underrepresented women in the computing workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dwana joins Reboot Representation after 13 years at Mastercard, where she had the opportunity to contribute to leading-edge efforts as a senior software engineer, and lead innovative projects and teams as she ascended through various leadership roles. Dwana identifies with the challenges of being an underrepresented woman in tech and has been successful despite those challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a founding member of MasterCard\u2019s Leveraging Employees of African Descent (LEAD) Business Resource Group, Dwana served on its steering committee from 2008 \u2013 2011. She enjoyed being a mentor, coach and sponsor to numerous employees across the global organization, as well as others outside the company. Dwana has a true passion for enabling environments to be more diverse and inclusive, and empowering everyone to thrive in them. Prior to joining MasterCard, Dwana held IT positions with IBM and the May Department Stores Companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representation &amp; The Elusive Woman of Color in Tech<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are so few underrepresented women of color in tech that we fall through the cracks as a group&#8211;women of color are almost completely absent at the senior level, with zero Black or Latina women CEOs of Fortune 500 tech companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a woman of color, navigating to a position of leadership in tech and taking on the emotional toll of making the corporate world anti-racist is difficult. But, it can&#8211;and must&#8211;be done.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Learning outcomes:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn what role the individual can play as we work to make the tech industry more inclusive, more representative, and more equitable. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to navigate a working environment where they are the clear minority, and how to hold your company and co-workers accountable. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilize Reboot\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategy Diagnostic Toolkit<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to determine the specific types of programs and interventions that your company should work on and clarify your goals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilize Reboot\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metrics Dashboard<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a guide to work with the corporate grantmaking arm of your company to examine the impact of your CSR and philanthropic programs. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Additional information and programme\u00a0of Women Entrepreneurship &amp; Digital Technologies. E-leadership Conference \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europeandigitalweek.com\/schedule\/accompanying-program\/women-entrepreneurship-digital-technologies-e-leadership-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">here<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO at\u00a0Reboot Representation, USA As the CEO of Reboot Representation, Dwana is passionate about bringing together a strong collective to tackle the issue of underrepresented women (Black, Latinx, and Native American) graduating with computing degrees. She is confident that, together, we will increase the percentages of underrepresented women in the computing workforce. 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