Prof. Rebecca Wright, who also sits on the board of CRA-W, recently participated in a briefing of the congressional Diversity in Tech Caucus, hosted by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in the Capitol on June 22nd. Together with others, she explained why efforts to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, particularly computing, were worthy of continued Federal support.
See this article from the CRA’s website for further details: http://cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2016/06/cras-cra-w-urges-continued-support-diversity-efforts-capitol-briefing/