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Progress Announces Participation in Tech Compact for Social Justice
CEO Yogesh Gupta, founding signatory, member of the Executive Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee and Co-Chair of the MassTLC Board of Trustees
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[{"type":"text","content":"CEO Yogesh Gupta, founding signatory, member of the Executive Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee and Co-Chair of the MassTLC Board of Trustees spearheads initiative to drive social justice in Massachusetts\n BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), the leading provider of application development and digital experience technologies, today announced its participation in the newly formed Tech Compact for Social Justice, created under the leadership of the Executive Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee (EDISC) of the MassTLC Board of Trustees as a way for the industry to come together and affect meaningful change. Progress CEO, Yogesh Gupta, was one of the framers, initial signatories and actively pursued the creation of the Compact as part of his role on the MassTLC Board of Trustees and EDISC. “As a Massachusetts based CEO, I feel it is my responsibility to drive change, not only within my organization, but within the community in which we live,” said Yogesh Gupta, CEO Progress. “It is critical to have a forum for us to come together, to clearly state what we stand for and to bring change within our own spheres of influence. The signatories to the Tech Compact for Social Justice are doing just that while inviting others to join the effort, and I’m tremendously proud to be part of the group spearheading this initiative.” Those 60+ organizations that have chosen to join the Tech Compact recognize that more needs to be done to support and encourage greater inclusion of Black, Latinx and Indigenous people within the technology community in Massachusetts. To participate, companies have committed to change in three or more areas relating to diversity, inclusion, and social justice. These areas for change include development around educational programs, financial contributions, improved hiring practices, training and development, advocating for change to public policy and self reporting on racial diversity programming, hiring, pay parity and executive and board appointments. “As reported in our State of the Tech Economy Report, only 5% and 7% of tech occupation workers are Black and Latinx respectively, and this will not change unless we, as technology leaders, do our part to recognize the issue and address the need for change head-on,” said Tom Hopcroft, CEO, MassTLC. “Mr. Gupta has been a...