Startups
U.S. District Judge Grants Uber Drivers In California Class Action Status, Uber Will “Likely Appeal”
2:05 pm PDT • September 1, 2015
A U.S. District Judge just granted the former Uber drivers who filed a lawsuit against Uber class action status. That means the lawsuit, which argues that Uber should reimburse drivers…
Startups
Meet Joelle Emerson, The Startup CEO Helping Slack, Pinterest And Airbnb Tackle Diversity
11:16 am PDT • August 22, 2015
Diversity in the tech industry is dismal, with white men making up the vast majority of its workforce. That being said, tech companies are aware of the lack of diversity and some…
New York City’s Tech Industry Is 62 Percent White, 60 Percent Male
12:45 pm PDT • August 20, 2015
New York City’s tech industry is mostly white (62 percent) and male (60 percent), according to a recent analysis from the Center for an Urban Future. The fact that white…
Startups
Thurst Is A Promising Dating App For Queer, Trans And Gender Non-Conforming People
1:41 pm PDT • August 19, 2015
Finding love using online dating apps and services can be tough, and even dangerous for anyone who’s not straight and cisgender (those who don’t identify as transgender). Yes, there are…
Startups
StreetCode Academy Bridges The Gap Between East Palo Alto And Silicon Valley
1:24 pm PDT • August 18, 2015
East Palo Alto sits in between Facebook and Google’s Silicon Valley campuses. But despite their close proximity, they’re typically considered to be two different worlds. Formerly known as the murder capital…
This past Saturday in Oakland, CA, about 120 underrepresented people in tech — ranging from aspiring entrepreneurs to BlackGirlsCODE students to tech leaders — gathered inside ImpactHub Oakland for Tech808, an intimate…
BuildUp Fellows Program Aims To Nurture Underrepresented Founders In Tech
11:00 am PDT • August 15, 2015
There’s no shortage of tech accelerators and incubators, with the likes of Y Combinator, 500 Startups and TechStars. All three of them have addressed diversity in their own ways, but…
Startups
The #ILookLikeAnEngineer Community Hosted One Of The Most Powerful, Inspiring Tech Events I’ve Ever Attended
9:52 am PDT • August 14, 2015
The #ILookLikeAnEngineer movement, an effort to highlight diversity in the tech industry, is still going strong. Last night, over 200 underrepresented engineers and supporters came together in San Francisco to…
Apple’s Tim Cook On Latest Diversity Numbers: There’s “A Lot More Work To Be Done”
1:52 pm PDT • August 13, 2015
Apple just released a new diversity report with data about the race, gender and ethnic makeup of the company. Even though the company is still mostly white (54 percent) in…
Apple Will Start Offering Paid Internships To CODE2040 Fellows
11:37 am PDT • August 12, 2015
In its latest attempt to foster and support diversity, Apple has partnered with CODE2040, a non-profit organization focused on empowering underrepresented minorities in the tech industry. Apple is now a “platinum”…
Earlier this year, Intel announced its $300 million commitment to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. CEO Brian Krzanich set a goal that, by 2020, Intel’s U.S. workforce would be…
Media & Entertainment
#FergusonTaughtMe Touches On Race, Police Brutality And Privilege
4:57 pm PDT • August 11, 2015
A year ago this past Sunday, police in Ferguson, Missouri, shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old. Over the last couple of days, people haven taken to Twitter using the hashtag #FergusonTaughtMe…
Enterprise
Adobe Is The Latest Tech Company To Increase Parental Leave
2:56 pm PDT • August 10, 2015
Software company Adobe will be expanding its maternity and paternity leave programs for employees. Starting November 1, birth mothers will be able to take up to six months of paid…
Startups
Visa Selected Three Black-Founded Startups To Help Solve Its Marketing Challenges
11:31 am PDT • August 8, 2015
On the heels of U.S. President Barack Obama hosting the first-ever White House demo day, which placed an emphasis on diversity, Visa has announced the winners of its The Everywhere Initiative.…
#ILookLikeAnEngineer Is Coming To A San Francisco Billboard Near You?
10:28 am PDT • August 6, 2015
#ILookLikeAnEngineer has taken the Internet by storm over the last few days. Now, there’s an Indiegogo campaign that has already surpassed its goal of raising $3,500 to put up a…
Startups
On-Demand Food Startup Sprig To Start Classifying Its Contractors As Employees
10:00 am PDT • August 6, 2015
Healthy food delivery startup Sprig just became the latest on-demand startup to decide to classify its workers as employees instead of independent contractors. That means Sprig will soon offer its…
Startups
This Startup Empowers Youth Of Color To Tackle Social Issues With Technology
9:36 am PDT • August 5, 2015
Enza Academy, a youth innovation and leadership incubator, recently held a free, five-day residential program at Stanford University for 26 youth of color to brainstorm technology solutions that address issues…
The American Dream, Under Construction Since 1776
12:13 pm PDT • August 4, 2015
The idea of the American Dream started as early as the Declaration of Independence with “all men are created equal.” It traveled from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, up the…
Startups
#ILookLikeAnEngineer Aims To Spread Awareness About Diversity In Tech
6:17 pm PDT • August 3, 2015
When OneLogin Platform Engineer Isis Wenger agreed to participate in the company’s recruiting campaign, she felt pretty apathetic about it. She also didn’t anticipate the backlash that has come from…
Conversations around diversity in tech often focus on the “pipeline” and getting more people from underrepresented groups through the door. But that’s just a first step. The next, most critical…
CrunchWeek: Twitter Soap Opera, Uber Valuation, and Ouya Gets Bought
3:10 pm PDT • July 31, 2015
[tc_aol_on code=”518982555″] It’s time for CrunchWeek again! What a week it was. The Twitter soap opera continues with earnings, no new CEO, hashtags and more. Uber keeps raising money until…
Asana Wants To Get Better About Diversity, And This Is Its Plan
12:20 pm PDT • July 31, 2015
Asana, the team productivity software that’s raised $38.2 million from high-profile investors like Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz, just got called out on Twitter for its lack of diversity. Asana…
Startups
Pinterest Is Working With A Startup Called Paradigm To Foster Diversity
9:09 am PDT • July 30, 2015
Diversity is a hot-button issue, and an issue that many tech companies can’t seem to figure out how to solve. That’s where Paradigm comes in. Paradigm works with fast-growing companies like Slack…
Venture
Finally, We’re Going To Get Data About Diversity In Venture Capital
11:14 am PDT • July 28, 2015
Tech companies have been releasing data about diversity for the past year or so, but relatively little is known about diversity in the startup and venture capital ecosystem. Enter the…
A lot of the conversation about diversity in tech revolves mostly around the lack of women and minorities. But diversity is much more complex than that. It’s not just about…
