{"id":20946,"date":"2023-02-20T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/compassdatacenters.local\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=20946"},"modified":"2024-01-09T13:35:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T19:35:52","slug":"bridging-the-digital-divide-driving-towards-digital-equity","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/www.compassdatacenters.com\/it\/bridging-the-digital-divide-driving-towards-digital-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Digital Divide: Driving Towards Digital Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\t  class=\"group group--youtube wp-embed-responsive compass-block alignwide\"\n>\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"group-spacer-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bridging the Digital Divide for DEI with Dr. Julie Albright | Extending the Ladder by Compass\" width=\"910\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RlgXSF2R-H4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\t \n  class=\"group group--transcript alignnone\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"group-spacer-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital accessibility is a privilege, one that allows those who have unbridled access to the digital space. Host Nancy Novak, CIO of Compass Datacenters, met with Dr. Julie Albright, a highly decorated technology sociologist who currently serves as a board member for Infrastructure Masons, to talk about the need to mend the digital divide for digital equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a woman who has spent her career looking at the digital transformation of society, Dr. Albright is well versed in understanding the digital divide. But what exactly is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Albright described the divide as consisting of three levels. \u201cI kind of think of it as three pillars,\u201d she explained. \u201cOne, you might not have a digital device, be it a smart phone or a laptop or something like that. Second, you might not have digital connectivity, meaning internet at home sort of thing. And third, you might not have digital skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The digital divide can be any of the three pillars or a combination. Within the divide, women fall behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat the research shows, is that overall, globally, women are more likely to fall on the wrong side of the digital divide,\u201d Dr. Albright said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this divide can be broken down further into more specific socioeconomic factors like race and age, the COVID-19 pandemic put extra pressure on these categories and deepened the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One example of this divide Dr. Albright recalled was witnessing an immigrant woman shed a tear over her inability to access her healthcare needs online during the pandemic. While this example is one of many, women are unequivocally affected by the deepening digital divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the technology industry, there is a consistent lack of female voices. However, the more experiences and perspectives that can be added to a project, the more innovative. Unsurprisingly, the more women brought onto a project, the less blind spots in the project. \u201cBringing more women into developed technology isn\u2019t simply a nice thing to do\u2026 it\u2019s an innovation imperative. 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