NEWS
16 Apr Putting women on board: Technology companies show the way
Companies across India are struggling to put women on the boards. Many have reportedly appointed family members to comply with a SEBI deadline that expired on March 31, 2015. But was there a need for this last-minute scramble to bring gender diversity at the top?16 Apr Olin creates diversity committee in response to student demands
The newly-formed Olin Diversity and Inclusion Committee will hold its first meeting Thursday in the hopes of tackling its internal issues of diversity and underrepresentation. The committee, which currently consists of 16 Olin faculty members, staff members and students, was formed in order to identify and improve the areas in which Olin is lacking in diversity. Earlier this year, a group of students approached Dean of the Olin Business School Mahendra Gupta with a list of demands in the hopes of bringing to his attention some of these issues and to shift the focus from external efforts to internal improvements. Among their demands was the establishment of a long-term committee tasked with working towards a more diverse and inclusive school.
15 Apr Entrepreneurial spirit must be inclusive one
This week, the design and entrepreneurial club Tech@NYU is hosting Startup Week, featuring a series of talks, workshops and events geared toward fostering Silicon Valley-esque entrepreneurial spirit on campus. Colleges are excellent places to learn new skills and collaborate with other entrepreneurs, and it is imperative that these clubs combat the twin issues of discrimination and lack of diversity in the technology sector. Last month, interim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao lost her gender discrimination suit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Even so, the case incited a much-needed conversation on women in technology. It is the responsibility of small-scale entrepreneurial clubs in universities around the country to work toward eliminating problems of racism and sexism in tech circles.
15 Apr ‘You are all influencers’: How lesbians in tech are gaining ground
It's happy hour at an underground bar in Manhattan, and Leanne Pittsford is asking lesbians in tech what they want. "You are all influencers," she says. "You know what's going on here." LGBT women are advancing in the tech world, but they need help finding support in...
