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Stratics Networks Celebrates Pride Month With $10,000 Scholarship for LGBTQ Youth Entering STEM StudiesHUNTSVILLE, AL, June 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Stratics Networks, the leading provider of cloud communications, inventors of Ringless Voicemail and pioneers of IVR Polling, announced today a scholarship of up to $10,000 for LGBTQ youth entering STEM and STEM-related areas of study. "Stratics Networks is very pleased to announce this scholarship during Pride Month. It is a small way of demonstrating our commitment and support of diversity in the tech industry," says Mr. Justice, CEO of Stratics Networks. "It is only by bringing in a plurality of ideas, opinions and life experiences to the industry that truly great innovation can happen. Getting a bunch of people together who think the same way is not the best method to help solve the world's problems." A 2018 study by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) found that close to 30% of LGBTQ youth avoided careers in STEM and STEM-related areas because of fears of discrimination. Gender stereotyping in this area is still an unfortunate reality in many workplaces and it is a barrier to entering science and technology-based sectors at a time when we need bright young minds more thanever. How to Qualify Student applicants must meet the following criteria:
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