Telle Whitney, CEO & President of the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology, talks to the startup crowd about how they can start early on creating an inclusive work environment. Part of the 2017 Collision Conference held in New Orleans.You can create the...
The lack of gender diversity on a company’s board of directors can lead to more homogeneous decision making and less innovation. By Penny Herscher (CEO, FirstRain) Much has been said recently about the lack of women on company boards of directors, and for good reason....
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Anita Borg Institute released this infographic exploring the history of women in tech. By Jessica Schimm (Editorial Assistant, Women 2.0) We get so caught up in the female pioneers of today’s world, but it’s...
Vivek Wadhwa offers advice on attracting and retaining top female tech talent. By Vivek Wadhwa (Fellow, Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University) I recently posted about Dropbox’s hiring practices and how they put women at a disadvantage. But...
A new report from the Anita Borg Institute offers solutions to the problem of women abandoning careers in technology. By Denise Gammal (Director of Research, The Anita Borg Institute) The pipeline of women in computing has narrowed at an alarming rate. That pipeline...