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WARNING: This post speaks frankly about race and gender dynamics. I use the term ‘white men’ on several occasions. If that feels to you like a personal attack, I do not recommend this b…
The tech industry has long grappled with an overwhelming lack of diversity among employees, executives, venture-backed founders, venture capital firms and board members. And despite recent efforts to increase diversity throughout the industry, tech still remains predominantly white and male. Over the years, many have argued that the lack of diversity in tech is caused […]
Research article.
In 2014, when Silicon Valley companies began disclosing the demographics of their workforces, advocates hoped for change. It hasn't worked out that way.
A few weeks ago, I declined to participate in a radio conversation on the topic of who “belongs” in computer science. This decision has…
Includes great stuff about the "abrasive" trap.
Why people of color and women leave tech: first study of its kind.
A study published by UNESCO in 2015 stated that globally, women represented only one-third of all researchers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields as of 2011. Yet, computing was a field heavily influenced by women in the early days of electronic computers. Now, in order to increase gender diversity in the male dominated tech sector, it is becoming ever more important for policymakers to seek ways to improve inclusion of women in STEM careers. Chicago Policy Review sat […]
Opinion: Silicon Valley shouldn't bother to recruit women if it can't retain them.
Like the tech industry to which it belongs, education technology companies also struggle with a lack of diversity. Kimberly Bryant, founder of the ...
When I was eight, I begged my parents to get dial-up internet in our house. At nine, I subscribed to Yahoo! Internet Life magazine instead of Seventeen. Or, let’s be honest, in addition to Seventeen. When I was 13, I was running dual-boot…
Study suggests Ph.D. supply isn't the problem when it comes to diversifying the professoriate.
Facebook revealed their "efforts" to diversify their workforce, citing the "pipeline" problem as their main obstacle. Now, black women in tech are speaking out.
Suitable-for-undergrads summary of the "no, it's not family" research article.
Guess what? It ain't about family. Women who delay or refuse childbearing don't get hired or retained in STEM either. Research article; OK for grad project.