Tech Talk

25 Mar Latest diversity-in-tech flashpoint flares up at Squarespace

A Medium post out this week offers a look inside Portland’s Squarespace office. And it isn’t pretty. At least not for one former employee. Stephanie Duncker posted her story Tuesday after another high profile former employee posted her story online.

25 Mar Professional Resources for Women in Business

Know Your Hurdles and Get On the Inside Track to the Capital or Support You Need Throughout the past several decades women have leapt into the business world and created their own businesses in droves. As of 2014, women owned more than 9.1 million firms, generating $1.4 trillion in sales and employing nearly 7.9 million people in the U.S.

24 Mar SXSW Panel Recap: Diversity in Tech: Building Inclusivity

Facebook’s Diversity in Tech session led by Maxine Williams – their Global Director of Diversity – was particularly insightful. As an organization whose goal is to literally bring the world together, Facebook prides itself on finding talent that mirrors the world around us.

24 Mar A solution to tech’s lingering diversity problem? Try thinking about ketchup

Diversity is a hot, and controversial, topic in Silicon Valley. But why do so many people care about it? At first glance, the answer may seem simple: Improving minorities' access to tech jobs is the right thing to do.

23 Mar Diversity in America’s Tech Industry Is Not Yet Uhuru

Nearly 40 percent of Black, Hispanic, and Native American engineers in the tech industry have experienced workplace bias, according to a survey conducted by Jopwell, a recruitment and hiring platform for building a more diverse workforce.