gender gap
What 7 combined decades in tech taught us about perseverance and reinvention
At a time when the tech workforce has a dire need for more skilled individuals — especially women — now is the time to enlist and empower this motivated group.
Gapsquare, a pioneer of machine learning into gender pay disparity, is acquired by XpertHR
Inequalities between women and men in the workplace have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and are likely to persist in the near future, according to the International Labour Organization
Cloud9 adds the MAJKL Valorant roster to create Cloud9 White as its first women’s esports team
Cloud9 has brought on the all-women MAJKL Valorant squad to become its first women’s esports team. Moving forward, the team of Alexis “alexis” Guarrasi, Annie “Annie” Rob
Ready Set Raise, an accelerator for women built by women, announces third class
In 2018, Leslie Feinzaig, the founder of Female Founders Alliance, launched a free, equity-free accelerator for women called Ready Set Raise. The goal was to provide under-networked female founders th
Amid a boom in SPACs, few women investors
If you’ve been following the SPAC boom, you may have noticed something about these blank-check vehicles that are springing up left and right in order to take public privately held companies. The
Three imperatives for educators to get more women in tech
Want to see more women in tech? Don’t wait up for CEOs to bridge the gender gap.
In tech, the wage gender gap worsens for women over time, and it’s worst for black women
According to a new study involving more than 120,000 job offers transacted on Hired, a jobs marketplace for tech workers, the average female candidate is still making less than her male peers for the
Women in tech are still an undervalued pipeline for innovation
Women tech founders face an uphill battle getting in front of VCs and raising money. That’s true in Silicon Valley, which still has the look of a college fraternity, and it’s true in tech hubs lik
Hidden Figures: Inspiring STEM heroes for girls
There is a much-loved aphorism used by parents of all generations that says “you are what you eat.” I would also suggest that a similar phenomenon holds true for career choices: “You become what
Winning the race to the digital economy by cracking the code on the gender gap
We are faced with a huge gender imbalance in technology that is only getting worse. Today, just 24 percent of the U.S. computing workforce is female. New research from Accenture and Girls Who Code est
For more diversity in the workplace, start with technical roles
The lack of diversity in terms of gender, race, ethnicity and age is well documented in the technology industry. Public data shared by major tech employers show that women only represent 25 to 45 perc
The wide world of e-sports
I played a lot of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty online when it launched. And by that I mean a lot. I inevitably drifted into watching streams of other players competing in order to improve my game. E
Former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck launches Ellevest, a digital investment platform for women
Former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck launched her anticipated new startup, a digital investment platform for women called Ellevest, this morning from the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 conferenceR
Tech companies can make retention of female employees a priority
The technology industry has a problem with retaining qualified female employees. According to a study by the Center for Work-Life Policy, 56 percent of women in computing jobs will leave their positio
Facebook says it doesn’t have a gender pay gap
Apparently, Facebook, which is just 32% female worldwide, doesn’t have a gender pay gap, according to Lori Goler, head of people at Facebook. In the United States, women make about 76 cents for
Silicon Valley could gain $25 billion by narrowing gender gap
Research has shown, time and time again, that diversity is good for business and the economy. If Silicon Valley can close the gender gap, the tech-heavy area could gain $25 billion (a 9% increase) in
Women aren’t the only ones who feel they’re not paid fairly in tech
Comparably, the Glassdoor-like platform for self-reporting employment and compensation data, has released some data around culture at tech companies. Within a couple of weeks of launching, over 2,000
Women Use Pinterest, But They Don’t Run It
Only 40 percent of Pinterest employees are women, even though the majority of the company's users are female, according to a report released by Pinterest Thursday.
Pinterest’s ratio appears bette
No Women In CS? Well, Not For Long
At Stanford, just under 21 percent of undergraduate CS majors, the school’s most popular major, are women.
Surrounding the school, Silicon Valley is starved for talented engineers, with companies