#TechTuesday: Why Tech's "Women Problem" is a Misnomer

Replace ‘women’ with diversity and we can start to make some progress. By Maura McElhone (Writer, Clinch) This piece was originally published on the Clinch company blog and also on Medium. I was fortunate enough to attend this year’s Dublin Web Summit, one...

How the Hell Did Gender Inequality Happen? Let’s Rewind

We’ve been working towards gender inequality in board rooms, engineering teams and tech startups our whole lives. By Ellen Petry Leanse (Technology Strategist and Leadership Coach) A few days back my friend “Q” posted a pic of his two tousle-haired kids on his...

Lean In Too Far and Fall Flat On Your Face

Does over-discussing the gender gap do women more harm than good? By Rohini Vibha (Product Manager, Livefyre) When I was three, my grandpa took me on a tour of San Francisco via tram (it had to be like Full House). We got on, and I sat down next to a woman. She and I...

Inside Silicon Valley’s Boys Club

Much as we’d like to think that Silicon Valley champions equality, its women are still facing prejudice and discrimination from its men. By Vivek Wadhwa (Academic & Author, “The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial...

Stop Leaning, Start Building

The real reason we need more women in tech. By Daria Lombroso (The Future Project) Diversity There’s no arguing that it’s important. A range of experiences to draw from can only strengthen the final outcome of any one endeavor. When different perspectives are applied...