Want to see more women in tech? Don’t wait up for CEOs to bridge the gender gap.
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She’s was abandoned and abused as a child. Now she’s on a mission to teach a million girls how to code
Mariéme Jamme is one of these people that give you a sense of hope for the future. She’s an enterpreneur, coder, and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, who is using the influence and power of voice to offer a helping hand to a new generat…
View More She’s was abandoned and abused as a child. Now she’s on a mission to teach a million girls how to codeMeet GV investors at the TechCrunch Include March Office Hours
GV (formerly Google Ventures) is partnering with TechCrunch Include to host Office Hours for underserved and underrepresented founders on March 5th. From 10:30am-12:30pm, GV investors Dave Munichiello, Graham Spencer, Laura Melahn, Brian Bendett and Barkha Gvalani will meet for one-on-one sessions with founders. Apply here. In 2014, TechCrunch launched the Include program which facilitates opportunities […]
View More Meet GV investors at the TechCrunch Include March Office HoursShe thought he was just an online stalker at first, but the rabbit hole went so much deeper
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Buckle up — this Twitter thread is a wild ride.
A serial plagiarist was caught in a lie — really, many lies — after making up a fake story for an Instagram caption, and it shines a light on the harassment women in tech face.
In a now-deleted post, a software developer Tee Medlin — supposed software developer, since who knows what’s true anymore — claimed that a woman who was pictured but not named was stalking him during a tech conference.
“Has not stopped following me around, asking me questions, and telling me about her life since I got off stage this evening,” read his caption. “Now its social hour and I have a shadow. HELP!” Read more…
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View More She thought he was just an online stalker at first, but the rabbit hole went so much deeperTwitch now has four women in its seven-person C-suite
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Ok, Twitch!
The video game streaming service Twitch announced on Friday three new leadership hires. And with the addition of three new female executives, Twitch’s team of C-level executives has just become majority women.
Now, four out of seven of Twitch’s chief executives are female — which is not something you see every day in the good ol’ tech industry.
According to Fortune, Twitch hired Katrina Jones as chief of diversity and inclusion, Sudarshana Rangachary as chief human resources officer, and Michelle Weaver as chief financial officer. Jones’ diversity and inclusion role is a new one for the Amazon-owned company. Read more…
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These women are disrupting their industries one click at a time
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When it comes to emerging technology we don’t always think of women in lifestyle. Instead, our minds dart to computer programmers, IT gurus and software developers.
Thanks to these forward-thinking female entrepreneurs however, that’s all starting to change. They’ve turned their hard work and determination into thriving businesses – all thanks to a bright idea, and a helping hand from the right devices.
These days, if you’re a busy content creator or a business mogul in the making – there’s nothing more important than having the best tools. But how do you choose which products to go with? Easy – you go with the ones that help you do your best work. Read more…
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View More These women are disrupting their industries one click at a timeTech conferences like RSA still have a diversity problem
They may be trying, but that doesn’t mean it’s enough. The RSA Conference still has a diversity problem.
The lack of gender diversity in the tech industry as a whole has been highly criticized and making headlines for some time, ahem CES. And y…
The Chasing Grace Project chronicles the joys and challenges of being a woman in tech
It’s Equal Pay Day today — that is, the day women had to work full-time this year to make up the difference between what men made working full-time last year. The actual date is mostly symbolic, but while it’s been narrowing, the gender pay gap is real. Earlier this month, I had a chance to […]
View More The Chasing Grace Project chronicles the joys and challenges of being a woman in techIndeed launches new ‘diversity score’ to rank the best workplaces for minorities
Indeed is rolling out two new features that will help women and other minority groups spot discriminatory employers.
Indeed has partnered with Fairygodboss and InHerSight, two review websites that aggregate employer reviews and ratings from women. St…
15 unsung women in tech you should know about
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The first programmers weren’t men, and the first computers weren’t machines. What they were, in both cases, were women.
Women’s many contributions to technology are frequently left out of the history books. But lately, that’s been changing — at least a little.
Ada Lovelace, considered the first computer programmer and a visionary for what programming and computers could eventually become, has a technology award named after her, and a holiday devoted to celebrating her legacyKatherine Johnson meanwhile, the NASA “computer” responsible for successfully plotting the flight paths of some of America’s earliest space exploration expeditions, was the subject of the Hollywood blockbuster Hidden Figures (and the book it’s based on). Read more…
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View More 15 unsung women in tech you should know aboutFemale founders group wants to encourage more women entrepreneurs to start businesses
It’s widely known that the technology startup scene is dominated by male founders and investors. But if for some reason you doubt that, consider that in 2017 just 17 percent of companies had a female founder, a number that hasn’t changed in five years, according to Crunchbase. Companies with at least one woman founder raised just 8 percent of late stage money in 2016. The… Read More
These girls are smashing stereotypes with their huge flame-throwing robots
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A group of girls gather around the schoolyard to witness a smash-up battle of epic proportions on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
The girls, along with a couple of boys, laugh, gasp, and cheer on their creations. A filing cabinet has already been smashed to smithereens, and now the combatants seem intent on pulverising each other with their mighty metallic weapons.
It’s an absolute thrill to see these robots come to life. In the face of outdated stereotypes about what girls and boys can accomplish, the girls at the Brentwood School in Essex have dedicated countless hours to building these fighting machines Read more…
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View More These girls are smashing stereotypes with their huge flame-throwing robots