Lyft has brought on Nilka Thomas to join the company as its new vice president of talent and inclusion . At Lyft, Thomas will be tasked with overseeing recruiting, inclusion, diversity and employee relations. Most importantly, in my eyes, is that Thomas will “Ensure that inclusion and diversity efforts are seamlessly integrated from the earliest […]
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Twitter explains why ‘Love, Simon’ is so meaningful and why we all need to see it
The recently released Love, Simon is not only making LGBTQ+ history; it’s also elevating the rom-com genre in unprecedented ways.
It’s been met with a choir of critical praise so far. Mashable’s own MJ Franklin showered it with love in a review that …
Google marks International Women’s Day with a “women led” attribute for business listings
To mark International Women’s Day, Google will start letting business owners identify their listings as “Women led” on Google My Business. Once enabled, this means their business entry on Google Maps or Google Search will display a female symbol captioned “Women led” alongside other attributes, or badges which give users more information at a glance and may… Read More
Twitter is now specifically focusing on increasing black, Latinx and female representation
Twitter met or surpassed many of the diversity and inclusion goals it set for itself for 2017, the company announced today. Twitter is now 38.4 percent female, compared to 37 percent in 2016. Regarding underrepresented minorities at Twitter, representation increased from 11 percent in 2016 to 12.5 percent in 2017. While Twitter increased the overall representation of women and… Read More
The Leaky Tech Pipeline explains how to address diversity and inclusion
It’s clear there is a diversity and inclusion problem in tech. What some companies still struggle with, however, is how to fix it. Part of that is because it can be a hard problem to solve if one doesn’t scratch the surface of understanding it. Read More
Uber, Google and other tech employees form Coalition of Black Excellence
When black employee resource groups from a variety of tech companies come together, black magic happens. More specifically, black excellence happens. The Coalition of Black Excellence Week, spearheaded by Uber Litigation Counsel Angela Johnson in…
View More Uber, Google and other tech employees form Coalition of Black ExcellenceNational Labor Relations Board rejected Damore’s claim that Google fired him unjustly
A federal body overseeing labor disputes advised the dismissal of Jeremy Damore’s claim that Google fired him unjustly for his controversial memo regarding inclusion and diversity programs at the company. Citing similar precedents, the NLRB counsel deemed parts of the memo “so harmful, discriminatory, and disruptive” as to shed their status as protected speech in the workplace. Read More
Google expands Howard West to a full-year program to train more black engineers
Google is expanding the reach of Howard West, which began last year as a three-month residency for students at Howard University. Now, it’s going to be a full academic year and available to students from other historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In the fall of this year, 100 students from Howard and other HBCUs will participate in in a nine-month immersive computer… Read More
Uber has hired a chief diversity officer
Uber has hired Bo Young Lee, the former global diversity and inclusion leader of insurance company Marsh LLC, to be its first-ever chief diversity. Lee will begin in March, Recode first reported. This means Uber’s global head of diversity and inclusion, Bernard Coleman, will now be reporting to her. “As I was interviewing for this role, it became very clear that Uber is taking… Read More
Why inclusion in the Google Arts & Culture selfie feature matters
When Google Arts & Culture’s new selfie-matching feature went viral earlier this week, many people of color found that their results were limited or skewed toward subservient and exoticized figures. In other words, it pretty much captured the experience of exploring most American or European art museums as a minority. Read More
Pinterest beat hiring goals for women in engineering, missed for underrepresented minorities
Pinterest has unveiled its latest diversity report, showing progress in some areas while missing goals in others. Pinterest hit its goals for women in engineering roles but failed to reach its goal for underrepresented minorities (black, Latinx, Native American) in engineering roles. The opposite happened last year. Last year, Pinterest’s hiring rate for women in engineering roles was… Read More
Rihanna has given serious thought to casting transgender models for Fenty Beauty campaigns
Rihanna’s new Fenty Beauty line has been heaped with praise about its countless shade range and diverse ads.
But one fan had something to say about it all and took his questions straight to Riri herself.
On Twitter, @lbertootero asked the singe…