Glassdoor has released its latest gender pay gap data analysis. In the U.S., the unadjusted pay gap comes in at 21.4 percent, meaning women make just $0.79 for every $1 men earn. But, when controlling for variables like age, education, location, experience, occupation and industry, the pay gap is 4.9 percent. That’s a slight improvement […]
View More The gender wage gap is shrinking among computer programmers, but it’s still quite largeCategory: Include
Twitter wants workforce to be at least 5% black, 5% Latinx by the end of this year
Twitter unveiled its latest diversity report and announced a new vice president of people experience and head of diversity and inclusion. In order to “unify I&D with critical People functions under one leader who owns the decisions for both,” Twitter CMO Leslie Brand tweeted today, the company promoted Dalana Brand to VP of People Experience […]
View More Twitter wants workforce to be at least 5% black, 5% Latinx by the end of this yearLyft’s second head of diversity wants to take a more holistic approach
IPO-bound Lyft has employed a head of diversity and inclusion before, but this time, the person in this role has a more holistic mission. Today, Lyft is announcing Monica Poindexter, formerly Facebook’s global head of diversity business partners, has joined the company to lead the transportation company’s inclusion and diversity efforts. “I’m in a unique […]
View More Lyft’s second head of diversity wants to take a more holistic approachGoogle is not great at retaining black, Latinx and Native American employees
Believe it or not, the retention of black and Latinx employees at Google was better last year than in 2017. Though, Google’s attrition rates of black and Latinx — which indicate the rate at which employees leave on an annual basis — are still higher than the national average. For Native American employees, Google’s attrition […]
View More Google is not great at retaining black, Latinx and Native American employeesGoogle expands partnership with Founder Gym to support underrepresented founders
Google for Startups has expanded a partnership with startup training program Founder Gym to better serve underrepresented founders through a new scholarship program. The program typically charges $396 to participate, but thanks to this partnership with Google for Startups, Google will cover the costs for select scholarship recipients to participate in the six-week program. This partnership […]
View More Google expands partnership with Founder Gym to support underrepresented foundersOracle says racial discrimination lawsuit is ‘meritless’
Oracle says the racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is “meritless.” This comes after Oracle declined yesterday to comment on the OFCCP’s filing that alleges Oracle withheld $400 million in wages from underrepresented employees. “This meritless lawsuit is based on false allegations and a seriously flawed […]
View More Oracle says racial discrimination lawsuit is ‘meritless’Google employees demand the end of forced arbitration across the tech industry
On the heels of an employee-led protest against Google, a group of 35 Google employees is banding together to take it a step further and end the practice of forced arbitration across the entire tech industry. Forced arbitration ensures workplace disputes are settled behind closed doors and without any right to an appeal. These types of […]
View More Google employees demand the end of forced arbitration across the tech industryGoogle contract workers demand better pay and benefits
Google contract workers, internally referred to as Temporary, Vendor and Contractors (TVCs, are seeking better, equal treatment. That entails better pay and access to benefits, as well as better access to company-wide information. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, they allege Google “routinely denies TVCs access to information that is relevant to our jobs […]
View More Google contract workers demand better pay and benefitsFormer Facebook manager says the company is failing black people
Facebook “has a black people problem,” according to Mark Luckie, a now-former manager of partnerships at Facebook. Luckie, whose last day at Facebook was earlier this month, just posted an internal memo he sent to his colleagues that argues Facebook is failing its black employees, as well as its black users. At Facebook, Luckie served as strategic […]
View More Former Facebook manager says the company is failing black peopleApple launches app development program for female entrepreneurs
Apple is looking to better support female-identifying founders through its new Entrepreneur Camp, a technology lab that focused on app development. The free two-week camp, which kicks off in January, will give female founders the opportunity to receive one-on-one coding assistance from Apple engineers, as well as attend sessions on design, technology and App Store […]
View More Apple launches app development program for female entrepreneursGoogle walkout organizers aren’t satisfied with CEO’s response
Organizers of the massive walkouts at Google last week are — rightfully so — not letting up on their demands. Earlier this morning, Google CEO Sundar Pichai responded to some of their demands, outlining how Google is getting rid of forced arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims, offering more transparency around those investigations […]
View More Google walkout organizers aren’t satisfied with CEO’s responseTwitter hires God-is Rivera as global director of culture and community
Twitter has brought on its first-ever global director of culture and community, God-is Rivera. As global director of culture and community, Rivera will report to Global Head of Culture, Engagement and Experiential Nola Weinstein. Rivera previously led internal diversity and inclusion efforts at VMLY&R, a digital and creative agency. “As a black woman who has worked in […]
View More Twitter hires God-is Rivera as global director of culture and community