Women gained seats on U.S. corporate boards at a steady pace in recent years, but their share of top board leadership roles… More
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Melinda Gates Leads $50M Initiative to Boost Women in Tech (Crunchbase)
The majority of venture capital dollars flow to the Bay Area and New York, but Melinda Gates is trying to change that.… More
Women in Tech are Taking to TikTok to Roast the Male-Dominated Industry for its Diversity Issues (Insider)
Emily Kager only downloaded TikTok a few months ago. Originally, the 25-year-old software developer only wanted to use the app to relate… More
How Women Can Gain More Venture Capital (Thrive Global)
By now, we’re aware that female entrepreneurs face harsh barriers to gaining venture capital funding. In recent years, studies have shown that… More
Equal Work, Unequal Growth? Promotions and Recognition for Women in IT (Knowledge@Wharton)
Performance is one of the critical elements deciding an employee’s promotional fate. Media is rife with stories on how compared to men,… More
‘Uncanny Valley’ Reveals What it’s Really Like to Work in Tech (HuffPost)
Ask someone what working in Silicon Valley is like, and they’ll probably default to industry buzzwords and rhetorical talking points: unicorns, clouds,… More
How This CEO is Streamlining the Copyright Process for Independent Artists (Forbes)
Jessica Sobhraj, cofounder and CEO of Cosynd, is on a mission to be the central hub that creators use to protect their… More
The 5 C’s That Can Help Businesses Ride Out Tough Times (MESA)
With corporate CFOs expressing worries that 2020 could bring a recession, businesses small and large know they need to hope for the… More
Mentorship, Sponsorship, Loyalty: Generational Values in the Workplace (Forbes)
For Millennials in the Workplace, Dr. Steele Flippin used an independent research organization to interview employed college students and graduates. The sample… More
Goldman Sachs Won’t Take Companies Public if They Have All-Male Corporate Boards (Forbes)
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC that the investment bank wouldn’t take companies public unless the company had at least one… More
Pay Inequity is Still a Thing – And it Matters (Chief Executive)
With the war for talent still raging, CEOs should be sending the message to both current and future employees that they value… More
Women in Tech Statistics: The Hard Truths of an Uphill Battle (ITworld)
Despite national conversations about gender diversity in tech, women are still underrepresented, underpaid and often discriminated against in the tech industry, numbers… More
Spotify Official Speaks on Female Inclusion (DT)
Spotify Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff discussed the company’s expansion into podcasts, female inclusion in the industry and the Spotify business model… More
Tamr Brings Asher-Dotan on as Chief Growth Officer (MESA)
Enterprise data unification and data mastering specialist Tamr has hired longtime marketing executive Lital Asher-Dotan as the company’s first chief growth officer,… More
Latin America is the New Hub for Female STEM Entrepreneurs (Story Exchange)
Latin America has seen a rise in female STEM entrepreneurs, thanks to an influx of accelerators and mentoring initiatives to get more… More
Sundance, Adobe Launch $10K Women Artist Fellowship (THR)
Sundance is about to inaugurate a new fellowship. The Park City, Utah-based film festival and institute and software maker Adobe announced the… More
Boardroom Diversity Proves Mission Critical in Data Security, AI (SiliconAngle)
The past two years have seen a record number of women elected to board positions. According to a report on U.S. Board… More
The Engineer’s Guide to Career Growth (First Round)
Raylene Yung likes to say that her path into engineering management was in some ways gradual, and in others, a wild ride… More
WarnerMedia Adds Cheryl Idell Set as EVP, Chief Research Officer (Deadline)
WarnerMedia has rounded out it executive team with the hiring of Snapchat’s Cheryl Idell as EVP, Chief Research Officer, WarnerMedia Entertainment &… More
Women Now Hold More Jobs Than Men in the U.S. Workforce (Forbes)
Buried deep in the U.S. government’s December jobs report was an interesting piece of data—women hold more jobs than men, occupying 50.04%… More