Tackling The Remnants of Systematic Discrimination in Tech
Maurice Turner explores systemic discrimination in the tech industry, analyzing exclusionary language, hiring biases, and structural institutional reforms.
Summary
Uncovering Systemic Inequities in the Technology Sector
The tech industry often perpetuates legacy structural biases through exclusionary culture, unexamined hiring pipelines, and algorithmic discrimination.
The Impact of Discriminatory Language in Technical Lexicons
Maurice Turner examines how legacy terminology (such as master/slave and blacklist/whitelist) reinforces psychological barriers and exclusionary environments.
Structural Barriers to Career Advancement
Turner analyzes empirical data on retention rates, promotion disparities, and venture capital funding gaps affecting underrepresented technologists.
Actionable Institutional and Policy Reforms
The presentation outlines systemic policy changes, inclusive terminology adoption, and measurable accountability frameworks for tech organizations.
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