12 January 2017 | Interview, Recruiting, Regional, US, Workplace
Women 2.0 interviews Michelle Suwannukul, Director of Culture and Engagement at Instacart, about her strategies for reducing unconscious bias and building a diverse team. “By diversity, we mean race, gender, sexual orientation and also diversity of thought. The...
9 January 2017 | Leadership, Recruiting, Workplace
Sonja Gittens Ottley from Asana shares challenges and successes from the company’s journey towards building a thriving diverse team. Research has shown, over and over again, that diversity is important when growing any team: It contributes to the overall success...
5 January 2017 | Leadership
Caren Merrick, Founder of Pocket Mentor Offers Personal Development Strategies to Prepare Yourself for Board Membership.If one of your career goals is to serve on a board of directors, good for you! Board service is an exceptional opportunity to contribute your...
4 January 2017 | Founders
Prominent Latina Tech Designer from Silicon Valley, Gail Yui Shares Must-Read Secrets of Great Brands.A good brand is one of the most valuable assets any business can cultivate. Developing it is also an ongoing process that can be time and resource consuming for a...
29 December 2016 | Motivation
Stephanie Espy is the author of STEM Gems. A chemical engineer and graduate of MIT, UC Berkeley and Emory University, she tells the stories of 44 inspiring women in STEM to show girls and young women around the world a new set of women heroes to look up to. My mother...
22 December 2016 | Media & Culture
Women 2.0 Interviews Laura Mignott, Co-Founder of Digital Flash and Host of a new podcast on marketing and tech called The Reset, sponsored by Bose. W2: What inspired you to start this podcast?I couldn’t find a podcast that really spoke to the people doing the...
21 December 2016 | Uncategorized
For the next four weeks, we will outline how to help you reach your goal and raise capital through a successful, reward-based crowdfunding campaign. First, follow these five critical steps to start securing funding for your venture.By Carolyn M. BrownCrowdfunding has...
20 December 2016 | Motivation
Black female computer scientist is recognized with high honors.By Samara LynnValerie E. Taylor, a computer science professor at Texas A&M, has been named a 2016 Fellow by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).Taylor is one of 53 ACM members honored for...
19 December 2016 | Media & Culture
Once a hub for progressive women, now the Facebook group has turned into mostly postings of daily good deeds—and some sisters don’t like it.By Samara LynnIf you are a regular Facebook-er, you are probably aware of the Facebook group that was formed just before...
19 December 2016 | Interview
Tarah Wheeler, Website Security Czar from Symantec opens up about the process of writing her book: Women in Tech. W2: What inspired you to write this book?I wrote it because no one had written it for me. I realized how much advice I needed that wasn’t available...