A resolution designating March 24, 2025, as "National Women of Color in Tech Day".

This resolution officially designates March 24, 2025, as "National Women of Color in Tech Day" . The purpose of this designation is to acknowledge the substantial contributions women of color have made to the technology field in the United States, highlighting figures like Katherine Johnson and Patricia Bath. It also serves to recognize the unique challenges and systemic barriers that women of color often encounter in tech education, workforce development, and venture capital investment, despite their growing demographic presence. The Senate pledges to work towards increasing diversity and inclusion in the technology sector by eliminating barriers and ensuring robust plans for recruitment, training, and retention of underrepresented minorities. It reaffirms a commitment to ensuring all students have access to quality STEM education , particularly computer science. Furthermore, the resolution supports strengthening investments and collaborations with diverse educational institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, to cultivate a pipeline of diverse STEM graduates and urges the President to improve data collection on diversity in STEM education and the workforce.