Tech Talk
04 Aug More Than A Pipeline Problem: In Search Of Diversity In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a place that operates on data — hard facts and numbers. Last month, the tech giant Facebook released a report on diversity among its workers — and the numbers weren't good.
04 Aug Silicon Valley, Here’s That List of Boss Ladies You Needed
SILICON VALLEY IS under intense pressure to increase diversity. And what better time for companies to address the issue than at the beginning? This week Silicon Valley veteran Sukhinder Singh Cassidy unveiled The Boardlist, a database to help startup CEOs find qualified women to appoint to their private boards. The list includes more than 600 female leaders compiled by more than 50 high-profile tech industry insiders and venture capitalists (both men and women) in the San Francisco Bay Area1.
03 Aug To Increase Diversity, Tech Firms Must First Rethink Their Strategy on Campus
Last year, many Silicon Valley tech firms began speaking publicly about the need for greater diversity in their workforces. They issued reports revealing dismal numbers, and some announced initiatives to improve the statistics. New reports show that, one year later, little has changed, and major tech firms remain as white, Asian and male as ever.
03 Aug Bringing Diversity to the High Tech Sector
The high-tech industry is not known for its diverse workforce. The field is made up of fewer than 25 percent women. At major tech companies in Silicon Valley, the numbers of blacks and Latinos hover between two-and-three percent. The Technology Association of Iowa is hoping to develop ways to attract more minorities to the I-T field.