17 ways VC Funds Can Build Inclusive Communities to Support Women and Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
What funds can do to respond and cultivate diverse portfolios and inclusive communities to invest in the next generation of companies.
08/04/17
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Want Gender Equality? Silicon Valley Should Look to Sweden
Sometimes it helps to have a role model. This Scandinavian country is giving the U.S. tech sector a run for its money, and being fair to women in the process.
The Status of Women in Science: a Parable of Our Place in Society
Dr. Karin Lachmi has a radical proposal to fix inequity between men and women in STEM fields, and it's not radical at all.
Prohibiting Salary History Questions Can Help Close the Wage Gap
"Stop asking how much I made at my last position." Why tech education company General Assembly supports new legislation to #BanSalaryHistory in New York State.
7 Unspoken Codes of the Male-dominated Business World
If you're not doing these things, you're probably not getting promoted up to the C-Suite. Advisor Marja Norris specializes in helping women navigate and thrive in male-dominated business fields.
Wade Davis Has Tough Talk for Men in Tech
Former NFL player-turned-public-thinker Wade Davis on patriarchy, the tech industry, and how you can tell if a man is a feminist. Davis also sits on the Women 2.0 Allies Committee.
The Real Truth About Impostor Syndrome and What Works to Cure It
It turns out that the cure for the Imposter Syndrome isn't to fake it till you make it, but something deeper (and more effective), according to Holly Berkley.
How to Shut Down Sexual Harassment? Follow These Roadmaps to Workplace Decency
In response to recent sexism and harassment scandals in tech, some have spoken up with proposed solutions to the systemic problem. Here are several suggestions you shouldn't miss on the topic.
Exactly Whose Job Is It to Tackle Gender Bias?
At the current rate of progress, it would take 100 years to reach parity in C-Suites. Women, parents, men, and corporations all have a role to play in eliminating gender bias faster than that.
4 Powerful Women on Speaking Up in Meetings
For companies to be really successful, women need to be at the table. And when they are at the table, they need to be confident enough to speak up.
6 Changes HR Can Make to Crack the Glass Ceiling
If Human Resources departments would take these six steps, companies could groom and support a more diverse and successful set of leaders.
Women, Work, and Wine: Are We Being Stereotyped?
Laurel Mintz on the persistent gender divide, and the four things she tries to do every day to fight it.
Women of the World: Go to a Hackathon!
We sat down with Rachel Katz of AngelHacks to talk about brushing yourself off after fundraising adversity, getting more women in the Middle East to give prototyping and pitching a try, and men learning empathy by designing products for women.
Where The Girls Aren’t
"Mentor and role model. Encourage our daughters, friends, sisters, and even mothers not to fear tech but to embrace it. The jobs of the future will all depend on it."
Accenture’s Jessica Long Wants to Bring the Feminine to Business
At Collision Conference , we sat down with the MD of Accenture's North American Sustainability Services practice. It offered a good opportunity to rethink how large professional service companies manage their workforce.