If You Are Surrounded Mostly by Men, I Have Some Advice for You
During my 20-year career in tech—a male-dominated space—I've learned a lot about how to fit in while standing out. Some of this can be related to...
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Women Founders Are Getting Substantially Less Funding Than Their Male Counterparts
The cold hard numbers show that women aren't going for funding as hard and aren't getting funding for their businesses at nearly the same rate as men are. Laura Mena shares highlights of her research.
I Tried 4 Focus-building Habits for a Month
While wandering New Zealand without a care in the world, founder and host of the Unstoppable Women podcast realized that she might be able to replicate this same level of focus and creativity once she returned to work.
Building Gender Diverse Organizations
When it comes to recruitment, company culture, innovation and leadership, making gender-diverse workplaces a priority could rapidly improve organisations. Here's why and how.
A Coach Isn’t Just For Big Company Executives, They’re For Founders Too
One of the first things I did as a startup founder was line up an executive coach. Here's why.
11 Founders Who Most Certainly Feel Awesome Going Into 2018
Founders who've made moves that are going to keep us watching with popcorn in hand going into 2018.
6 Street Smart Ways to Get a Mentor
Getting a great mentor is important and pretty easy, once you know the rules of the game, explained here by Larry Chiang, CEO of Duck9.
This CEO Says Men Can Be Allies to Their Female Coworkers by Doing 4 Things
When Pete Gombert investigated his own company, he was surprised and horrified to discover indisputable gender bias, which was "particularly disturbing to me because I had hired and negotiated contracts for every person in the company,” he said.
Women in Tech in Australia: Are the Struggles the Same as in the U.S.?
Stephanie David, who champions women-owned businesses in Australia and the U.S., compares the two countries' support for women entrepreneurs in tech.
How to Become Great at Thanking Your Employees (at Thanksgiving and Beyond)
Don't wait until the holidays to do the right thing. Thank and appreciate employees all year round using these proven methods.
How Ditching My Carefully Crafted Persona and Choosing Unapologetic Authenticity Made Me a Success
Nikki Barua tried living life by the rules. Then she insisted on being fully, unapologetically herself, in life and at work. It's going well.
Upside’s Emily Dresner on Her Formula for Tech-Lead Success
Upside, a startup company that aims to take all the pain and suffering out of business travel, is an inclusive workplace where the tech is headed by Emily Dresner, who understands that engineering is a team sport and culture is everything.
My First Job, First Mistakes, First Lessons
A young software engineer shares hard-won work advice from her first job, at Workday.
The Foundation of Diverse Teams? A Growth Mindset
Does your company believe that the people already working there have the capacity to do more? This growth mindset is a key to fairness and diversity.
It’s Possible to Overcome Gender Bias in Sports Tech, but You Have to Change First
Think there aren't enough women in tech? You should see sports tech. One woman has a formula to fix the problem.