To succeed in today's world of high-velocity change, turbulent markets and swirling demographics, employees not only need hard business and technical skills, but critical soft skills that are in high demand yet...
source: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Here's who you won't find on many tech boards: women.
Concerted efforts to address gender disparities and a Silicon Valley sexual harassment scandal that has focused greater attention on the treatment of women have done little to crack...
source: USA Today
Uber is announcing today a multi-year partnership with the nonprofit Girls Who Code. As part of the deal, Uber is donating $1.2 million to Girls Who Code over the next three years. The money will go towards growing more after school...
source: The Verge
It's fair to say that in terms of equality we, the people, have come a long way but I think what most people fail to realize is the actual length of the road. While efforts have been made to close the gap as it relates to gender and diversity, the tech industry is still...
source: Inc.
A year ago, Andrew Torba would have balked at the idea of regulating the Internet. He is a conservative, and like many other technologists here, he adheres to the long-standing Silicon Valley belief in a free and open Web, unhindered...
source: The Washington Post
Uber seems to be looking to make amends to the tech industry in light of its tumultuous year that kicked off with former engineer Susan Fowler's allegations of sexual harassment and management issues at the company. Just yesterday, Uber offered $125,000 to Black Girls...
source: Tech Crunch
In the film Hidden Figures, we learned about the lives of three African American female mathematicians whose work helped NASA solve complex problems during the early years of the U.S. space program. The movie shed light on women in technical roles and the experiences of...
source: Forbes
A new partnership between Google, Bank of America and The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts will train dozens of men and women in the hopes of increasing diversity in the city's booming tech industry.
"There's such a shortage of...
source: Boston Herald
As a Hispanic, I value diversity and inclusivity. And I support the idea that we have a lot to do in that area regarding our entrepreneurial ecosystem, startups and tech companies, as Steve Case, co-founder of Washington,...
source: WCPO-TV
America is full of black entrepreneurs, just not rich ones. In 2012, the census estimated that there were about 2.6 million black-owned businesses in the United States, comprising about 10 percent of the nation's total. But these firms accounted for only $150 billion...
source: Milwaukee Community Journal
Cindy Gallop has a few choice words for certain men. This includes the now-ex Google employee, James Damore, recently fired for his claim that hiring to achieve diversity means sacrificing standards.
"Diversity raises the fucking bar," says Gallop, an ad industry consultant...
source: Advertising Age
To succeed in today's world of high-velocity change, turbulent markets and swirling demographics, employees not only need hard business and technical skills, but critical soft skills that are in high demand yet...
source: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
The debate about whether engineer James Damore should have been fired for his now-infamous Google manifesto misses three critical points: Diversity and inclusion are good for businesses, propel innovation and increase market share. Numerous articles have been published that...
source: By Simma Lieberman
Tracy Chou wanted to see the numbers.
In 2013, fresh off the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, an annual conference focused on the advancement and professional development of women in the field, Chou wrote a post on Medium asking for numbers on just how many...
source: CNet
A study by McKinsey and Company has found companies that have a diverse workforce are "35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians."
A survey by Stefanie Johnson, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship...
source: Tech Co.
