{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"#LatinaGeeks\u2122","provider_url":"https:\/\/latinageeks.com","author_name":"Tanya Salcido","author_url":"https:\/\/latinageeks.com\/author\/tanya\/","title":"#LatinaGeeks featured in Diversity In Action Magazine - #LatinaGeeks\u2122","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"t9KjHb5Au6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinageeks.com\/news\/latinageeks-tanya-salcido-featured-in-diversity-in-action-magazine-sept-oct-2019\/\">#LatinaGeeks featured in Diversity In Action Magazine<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/latinageeks.com\/news\/latinageeks-tanya-salcido-featured-in-diversity-in-action-magazine-sept-oct-2019\/embed\/#?secret=t9KjHb5Au6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;#LatinaGeeks featured in Diversity In Action Magazine&#8221; &#8212; #LatinaGeeks\u2122\" data-secret=\"t9KjHb5Au6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/latinageeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/latinageeks-diversity-in-action-magazine-feature-sept-2019.jpg","thumbnail_width":1700,"thumbnail_height":895,"description":"September 2019 &#8211; There are more than 5 million Latino-owned businesses across the United States according to a report released by the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative\u2014technology being one of those business categories. Although there are millions of Latino-owned businesses, the lack of STEM representation is even more prevalent among Hispanics who as a whole have only earned 8 percent of degrees in STEM fields. Latinas hold a mere 2 percent of the computing workforce. With the growing focus of Latinas in STEM roles and businesses, it&#8217;s no surprise organizations such as #LatinaGeeks have received a strong embrace from communities throughout the United States. Tanya Salcido, #LatinaGeeks co-founder, sat down with Diversity in Action magazine to share her journey into STEM and how #LatinaGeeks is working towards the advancement of Latinas in STEM-focused roles and businesses. Read the September\/October issue of Diversity in Action magazine \u203a"}