Industry

How Women Can Gain More Venture Capital (Thrive Global)

By now, we’re aware that female entrepreneurs face harsh barriers to gaining venture capital funding. In recent years, studies have shown that… More

‘Uncanny Valley’ Reveals What it’s Really Like to Work in Tech (HuffPost)

Ask someone what working in Silicon Valley is like, and they’ll probably default to industry buzzwords and rhetorical talking points: unicorns, clouds,… More

How This CEO is Streamlining the Copyright Process for Independent Artists (Forbes)

Jessica Sobhraj, cofounder and CEO of Cosynd, is on a mission to be the central hub that creators use to protect their… More

The 5 C’s That Can Help Businesses Ride Out Tough Times (MESA)

With corporate CFOs expressing worries that 2020 could bring a recession, businesses small and large know they need to hope for the… More

Goldman Sachs Won’t Take Companies Public if They Have All-Male Corporate Boards (Forbes)

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC that the investment bank wouldn’t take companies public unless the company had at least one… More

Pay Inequity is Still a Thing – And it Matters (Chief Executive)

With the war for talent still raging, CEOs should be sending the message to both current and future employees that they value… More

Women in Tech Statistics: The Hard Truths of an Uphill Battle (ITworld)

Despite national conversations about gender diversity in tech, women are still underrepresented, underpaid and often discriminated against in the tech industry, numbers… More

Spotify Official Speaks on Female Inclusion (DT)

Spotify Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff discussed the company’s expansion into podcasts, female inclusion in the industry and the Spotify business model… More

Tamr Brings Asher-Dotan on as Chief Growth Officer (MESA)

Enterprise data unification and data mastering specialist Tamr has hired longtime marketing executive Lital Asher-Dotan as the company’s first chief growth officer,… More

Latin America is the New Hub for Female STEM Entrepreneurs (Story Exchange)

Latin America has seen a rise in female STEM entrepreneurs, thanks to an influx of accelerators and mentoring initiatives to get more… More

Sundance, Adobe Launch $10K Women Artist Fellowship (THR)

Sundance is about to inaugurate a new fellowship. The Park City, Utah-based film festival and institute and software maker Adobe announced the… More

The Engineer’s Guide to Career Growth (First Round)

Raylene Yung likes to say that her path into engineering management was in some ways gradual, and in others, a wild ride… More

WarnerMedia Adds Cheryl Idell Set as EVP, Chief Research Officer (Deadline)

WarnerMedia has rounded out it executive team with the hiring of Snapchat’s Cheryl Idell as EVP, Chief Research Officer, WarnerMedia Entertainment &… More

Women Now Hold More Jobs Than Men in the U.S. Workforce (Forbes)

Buried deep in the U.S. government’s December jobs report was an interesting piece of data—women hold more jobs than men, occupying 50.04%… More

Greycroft’s Dana Settle on Closing Funding Gap for Female Founders (BI)

The funding going to women-run startups remains stubbornly low, with startups led by all women getting less than 3% of the capital… More

How the VC Pitch Process is Failing Female Entrepreneurs (HBR)

In 2018, only 3% of venture capital in the U.S went to companies with a female CEO. Yet, the number of female-owned… More

Hackathon Seeks to Highlight STEM to Girls, Young Women (DXC Technology Blog)

For years, women have been under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses and occupations. Although more women are starting to work… More

How the STEM Crisis Threatens the Future of Work (Visual Capitalist)

If the U.S. is to become a global leader in STEM literacy, innovation, and employment, the Department of Education suggests that a… More

Three Effective Strategies to End the Shortage of Women in Tech (Forbes)

The lack of women in tech is a worldwide problem, no longer just an issue in the U.S. Even though 57% of… More

Sony Interactive Entertainment Taps Former Microsoft Exec to Head Global Business Operations (THR)

Sony Interactive Entertainment has tapped former Microsoft exec Veronica Rogers to oversee the company's global business operations. Rogers' new role — senior… More