3 March 2017 | Recruiting, Workplace
Intel is on the right track, but still did not make any significant progress in hiring minorities last year.Intel recently released its report, Diversity & Inclusion Annual Report 2016. While there was little movement in increasing the overall number of...
3 March 2017 | Career, Gender, Workplace
Kristi Riordan, COO of the Flatiron School, discusses some of the intrinsic motivators that continue to give women pause before making the decision to launch a career in tech.It’s no secret that the tech industry is disproportionately male. In 2014, just 18%...
27 February 2017 | Education, Next Generation
Matt McKee, Microsoft engineer and volunteer technology teacher, talks about how he thinks about and handles gender issues in the classroom. “Haha, you need help from a girl!”He’s a 5th grader in the robotics club I help run. He’s 10, maybe 11, years...
24 February 2017 | Media & Culture
Trisha Miller explores creative solutions for preventing harassment and assault.It should be no surprise that many women you encounter have been a victim of harassment or assault in some way. Statistically speaking, 1 in 5 women have been raped in their lifetime and 1...
24 February 2017 | Career, Motivation
Talent alone doesn’t guarantee that circumstances around you won’t change. Salma Shah discusses how to build a strong personal brand. The current trends in today’s fast-paced working world lean towards the importance of self-promotion and being remembered for...
17 February 2017 | Next Generation
WiC Hacks event hosted Feb. 25 and 26 at RIT supports young women interested in STEM fields The Oscar-nominated hit film Hidden Figures isn’t the only thing bringing light to the gender gap in the technology industry. WiC Hacks, an all-women hackathon hosted at...
17 February 2017 | Founders, Interview
Tracy McEvilly is a farmer turned tech entrepreneur who recently launched a fresh meal delivery service called GreenForkNY with a focus on local, organic farm to table food.What inspired you to start GreenForkNY?I spent 4 years working for Early Morning Farm, a...
17 February 2017 | Interview, Media & Culture, Motivation
At the 2017 MAKERS conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. I had a unique opportunity to interview the award-winning filmmaker and women’s advocate, Jennifer Siebel Newsom.In 2011, she released her award-winning documentary Miss Representation, which explored how...
16 February 2017 | Founders, Motivation
Mia Freedman shares lessons she learned while building her media companies, Mamamia and Spring.St.Walk In Her ShoesNo matter what business you’re in, you must put yourself in the place of your consumer. Walk in her shoes. Look at the product or service you are...
