As the world grows increasingly digital during this pandemic, businesses need more tech talent than ever to support accelerated digital transformations, remote workers, and other tech investments. Leaders were already struggling to identify and recruit talent with the processes and resources they had before COVID-19, but as demand grows, the tech skills gap is stretching even wider. Companies’ inability […]
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Is AI Just as Biased as the Humans Creating It?
It might appear that data — the information you find in a scientific article, a history book, or a set of survey results — is just a collection of objective facts. The numbers, if sourced well, are supposed to be the hard truth untarnished by opinions, perspectives, or biases. In reality, this is rarely the […]
Think Diversity at Your Startup Will Improve as You Grow? Think Again
All too many founders assume that, as they grow their team roster, their diversity will naturally improve. In reality, companies build on what they have.
Don’t Just Create an Event, Create an Ecosystem
Building a community is an essential step in establishing any company or brand as a leader in its respective industry. A brand community gives your consumers a place to engage, express themselves, connect with other like-minded individuals and more. It’s those engaged, expressive consumers who then become your brand evangelists and help increase brand awareness […]
AI Should be Reducing Bias, Not Introducing it in Recruiting
It’s easy to celebrate the accelerating ability of AI and machine learning to solve problems. It can be more difficult, however, to admit that this technology might be causing them in the first place. Tech companies that have implemented algorithms meant to be an objective, bias-free solution to recruiting more female talent have learned this […]
What’s Different For Women In Tech Now: They’re Taking Action
A panel features women working on solutions.
Actually, Silicon Valley Isn’t Run By Straight White American-Born Men
Women, gays, and immigrants form a new majority at the top.
After Gender Ratio Stalls, Pinterest Cofounder Promises To Do Better
Pinterest’s percentage of women in tech roles hasn’t changed in a year.
Meritocracy, My Back End
An early Oracle employee says Silicon Valley still doesn’t play fair with women or minorities.
With Women On Stage, Apple’s WWDC Finally Reflects The Future Of Tech
It just took way too long.
Apple’s Emoji Characters Will Soon Look More Like The World
Cupertino steps up its diversity game.
Intel Pledges $300M To Take On GamerGate And Diversity In Tech
It pledges “full representation” across its entire workforce by 2020.
Codefunding: A Young Woman Looks To Break Into Programming
Liz Acosta seeks funds for her future.
Pinterest’s Tracy Chou: How I Got My Start In Tech—Despite Myself
Now she’s empowering others to do the same.
Unicode Wants To Fix Emoji’s Ethnicity Problem
Emoji are the “Flesh” Crayola Crayon of the 21st century.
Women In Tech Have Much Better Advice For “Male Allies”
A great start to Twitter’s Flight conference.
Apple Still Can’t Find Any Women To Share The Stage At Its Big Events
There seems to be a pattern here.
Microsoft Chief Nadella Will Be Back For More Next Year At Women’s Tech Conference
When he’ll be more tightly scripted, no doubt.
How To Get Started In Open Source
Especially if you’re not a white male.
Universities Get Serious About Women In Computer Science
A model program + money = a new experiment.