Lyft Publishes Second Annual Diversity Report
Lyft's proportional representation for women went down from 2017 to 2018.
Facebook Releases Annual Diversity Report, Vows Improvement In Racial Representation
Facebook's annual diversity report showed encouraging signs for women, but little improvement along racial lines.
Google Releases First Annual Diversity Report Since James Damore Incident
Google published its first company diversity report since the James Damore manifesto incident last year, showing minimal improvement in demographic inclusion among Google employees.
Diversity, Pinkwashing And All Things High-Tech Are On The Agenda At ‘Lesbians Who Tech’ First Summit In Tel Aviv
This year's gay pride celebration in Tel Aviv lauds “Women in the Community” who are making their presence felt in the male-dominated tech industry.
Silicon Valley Diversity Problem: Female Leaders Launch ‘Project Include’ To Diversify Tech Industry’s Workforce
A group of eight prominent women in Silicon Valley have launched "Project Include" to bring more racial and gender diversity to the tech industry’s workforce.
Jack Dorsey Admits To Twitter’s Diversity Problem To Room Of Black Engineers
At the 42nd convention for the National Society of Black Engineers, Jack Dorsey spoke to his company's need to employ more people of color.
Tech Diversity: Female Software Engineers Earn $10,000 Less Than Male Counterparts
Compensation of male and female software engineers can differ by as much as $10,000 annually, a study found. But some companies are attempting to bridge the gap.
Women’s Representation In Tech Has Increased, But Growth Is Beginning To Slow
The tech industry’s year-to-year growth for women’s representation actually peaked in 2013, a data analysis has found.
Amazon 2015 Diversity Report Shows Gains For Minorities, Mostly In Warehouse Roles
Despite hiring thousands of minority laborers, the e-commerce and media giant hired only a few hundred for office roles, a report says.
Slack Diversity Figures Show Progress With White Women But Minorities Being Left Behind
Although Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield has been vocal about inclusion, data show the software maker hired only three black people in the last half of 2015.
Dropbox Sees Drop In Women In Latest Diversity Report, Slight Gains For Blacks, Hispanics
The cloud-storage company saw a 2 percentage-point drop in its workforce representation of women in 2015.
Silicon Valley To Women Who’ve Left Tech: Please Come Back
Tech companies — where women hold 33 percent of jobs — are trying to lure back women who left the industry.
What If Tech's Biggest Diversity Problem Is Silicon Valley Itself?
Major tech firms are often based in pricey white suburbs that can alienate some minority job seekers, a black ex-Googler notes.
Silicon Valley Turns To CodePath’s ‘CrossFit Of Coding’ Boot Camps To Boost Diversity
Companies like Facebook and Apple are partnering with CodePath in the hope of finding a less homogeneous group of college software engineers.
Pinterest Challenges Engineers To Refer More Women, Minority Candidates For Top Jobs
The company saw 55 times more women and minority job applicants after asking employees for help in recruiting them.
AT&T Chief Diversity Officer: Diversity Key To Company’s Profitability
The head of AT&T’s diversity efforts says the telecommunications company takes a multifaceted approach to the topic.
For Women In Tech, Sexual Harassment, Gender Bias Widespread, Study Finds
More than half of women in tech reported unwanted sexual advances, with many incidents involving superiors, a study found.
Apple Inc. May Face Diversity Fight As Shareholder Calls iPhone Maker ‘Too Vanilla’
Apple could be required to add more people of color to high-profile positions as part of a resolution that shareholders are considering.
Critics Question Twitter’s Choice Of Diversity Chief, But Experts Say He May Be The Right Man For The Job
Can Jeffrey Siminoff, a gay white man, really improve the company’s diversity record? Experts on hiring say it’s about competence.
Black Coder For Hire: Can Unemployed Programmer Justin Webb Find A Job In Silicon Valley Before Christmas?
At the end of his rope and facing eviction, 39-year-old Justin Webb learns that finding work as a programmer isn't easy in Silicon Valley.
Amazon, Dropbox Fail To Provide 2015 Diversity Reports, White Males Continue To Dominate Silicon Valley
Both companies are more than a month late releasing their workforce demographics reports for the year.
Why More Black Engineers Aren’t Being Hired In Silicon Valley
About 5,500 black students earn engineering and computer science degrees in the U.S. each year, but most go unhired by America's top technology companies.
Twitter Bans On-Site Blood Drives As Long As Gay, Bisexual Employees Can't Participate
Decades-old FDA regulations prohibit men who have sex with men from donating blood and that's not OK with Twitter.
Tech Diversity: Accelerators Go After Women, Underrepresented Minorities For New Startup Ideas
Silicon Valley is always on the lookout for the next great startup, and to attract minorities and women some accelerators are blowing up the traditional model.
Intel Capital's Lisa Lambert: Ignoring Diverse Entrepreneurs Is 'Just Bad Business'
Lisa Lambert, the head of Intel Capital's diversity fund, says ignoring female, Hispanic and African-American entrepreneurs is bad for business.
Tech Diversity: Twitter Head Of Engineering Apologizes, Calls For Faster Progress On Diversity
Alex Roetter, Twitter's head of engineering, apologized to employees over diversity issues at the company and said it will now require all employees to undertake inclusion training.
Twitter's Growth Problem And Diversity Problem Are Connected, Former Engineering Manager Says
African-Americans hold just 1 percent of tech jobs for the popular microblogging site, even though they comprise nearly a third of the site's users.
Tech Diversity: New SEC Crowdfunding Rules Are A Big Win For Minority, Women Entrepreneurs
Securities and Exchange Commission rules enacted Friday allow entrepreneurs to raise as much as $1 million from nonaccredited investors.
Tech Diversity: Coding Boot Camps Bringing Higher Percentages Of Women, Minorities Into Tech, Study Finds
Women who graduate from coding boot camps earn starting salaries that are $10,000 higher on average than their male peers, a study found.
Tech Diversity: Upcoming Inclusion Survey Hopes To Expose What It's Like To Be A Woman, Minority Member In Silicon Valley
Two companies are launching a survey to find out more about issues faced by women and minorities in Silicon Valley. Some 70 tech firms have already expressed interest.