Industry

Why Women in Tech are Building a Better Tomorrow (Coruzant Tech)

More and more women are pursuing educations and careers in the STEM fields, and that is a good thing. Indeed, women in… More

Discovery Hires Hulu’s Lisa Holme to Lead Streaming Strategy (Variety)

Lisa Holme, a Hulu veteran who had been leading its international expansion strategy, has joined Discovery in a newly created role to… More

17 Women in Tech Who are Transforming the Industry (Elle)

Weathering storms over privacy concerns, hate speech and and racial inequities in AI, the tech industry is facing a reckoning. At the… More

NAB 2020: 4K 4Charity Run Series at NAB Adds New 8K Course Option (MESA)

4K 4Charity organizers have announced that registration is open for the official run of the 2020 National Association Broadcasters (NAB) Show. In… More

Macho Culture Seen Putting Women Off Data Science Jobs (Reuters)

Macho work cultures are driving away young women from data science jobs, said analysts, warning a failure to diversify the male-dominated sector… More

Finding ‘Work-Life Balance’ is a Myth, Especially for Women in Tech Fields (Thrive Global)

"There’s never a perfect balance or a great time to take off for family: you just need to be OK with some… More

Big Cities Aren’t the Best Place for Women in Tech (Biz Journal)

Houston is the best big city for women in tech but Baltimore is where they get the most bang for their buck… More

Why Don’t Women Promote Themselves? (Knowledge@Wharton)

The annual performance review is perhaps the most tedious and universally despised ritual of employment. These reviews typically include a self-evaluation in… More

Female Founder Provides Small Loans to Help College Students Avoid Dropping Out (Forbes)

Algorithmic lending is transforming everything, from personal loans to small-business borrowing. Could this technology be used to identify people who, despite their… More

VC Firms’ Next Step After Hiring a Woman: Hiring a Second Woman (Bloomberg)

The number of venture capital firms with two or more female partners doubled last year to 14%, suggesting a cultural change is… More

How Melinda Gates is Opening Doors for Women in Tech (InStyle)

Gates’ latest project tackles an issue close to her heart: Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company, partners with female- and minority-focused… More

AnitaB.org’s Brenda Wilkerson is the Only Tech CEO Trying to Put Herself Out of Business (CNBC)

Brenda Wilkerson is disappointed with Silicon Valley’s repeated diversity failures, and says time is running out. Nearly two years ago, the former… More

How One of the Most Powerful Women in Tech Beat Uber in China (Bloomberg)

Jean Liu is the president of Didi Chuxing, one of the world’s biggest ride-hailing services. More

How to Build a Great Relationship With a Mentor (HBR)

The research on the power of mentorship is pretty clear: People with mentors perform better, advance in their careers faster, and even… More

Best Cities for Women in Tech (FB)

If you’re a woman in the technology industry, you may want to head to Baltimore, not San Francisco. SmartAsset published a report… More

Why MBA Programs Want to be Classified as STEM Studies (Quartz)

With applications to American MBA programs falling for five years straight, business schools across the US are scrambling to find new ways… More

Fearless Fund Launches $5M Dollar VC Fund for Women of Color Entrepreneurs (Forbes)

There is a glaring inequality in the world of venture capital that too often leaves black women at the short end in… More

Study: Women’s Share of U.S. Corporate Board Seats Rises, but Not Top Roles (Reuters)

Women gained seats on U.S. corporate boards at a steady pace in recent years, but their share of top board leadership roles… More

Melinda Gates Leads $50M Initiative to Boost Women in Tech (Crunchbase)

The majority of venture capital dollars flow to the Bay Area and New York, but Melinda Gates is trying to change that.… More

Women in Tech are Taking to TikTok to Roast the Male-Dominated Industry for its Diversity Issues (Insider)

Emily Kager only downloaded TikTok a few months ago. Originally, the 25-year-old software developer only wanted to use the app to relate… More