Diversity
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Former 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…
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Our 3 favorite startups from Morgan Stanley’s 2nd Multicultural Innovation Lab Demo Day
The Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab, Morgan Stanley’s in-house accelerator focused on companies founded by multicultural and female entrepreneurs, hosted its second…
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Google partners with MotherCoders to bring tech training to moms in New York City
Diversity and inclusion is a topic that all too often starts and ends with white women. MotherCoders, while targeting women,…
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Google 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.…
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Finance
Female founders have brought in just 2.2% of US VC this year (yes, again)
Despite efforts to level the playing field for female entrepreneurs, U.S. female-founded startups have raised just 2.2 percent of venture…
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Intel hits diversity targets for U.S. workforce 2 years ahead of goal
Intel announced it has achieved full representation of women and underrepresented minorities in its U.S. workforce two years ahead of its…
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Study: Latinx women-led startups have raised 0.4% of VC since 2009
In recent years, many have pushed to level the playing field for women in tech through new initiatives, funds, companies, support…
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We’re addressing gender disparity in engineering way too late
Dr. Ioannis Miaoulis has been president and director of the Museum of Science, Boston since 2003. He serves on the…
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Square details compensation and promotion practices
When tech companies explore diversity and inclusion initiatives, there’s a risk that marginalized groups may feel othered and reduced to a number.…
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