Tagged in

Diversity

Tech Diversity Files

A compendium of articles examining Tech’s ongoing challenges with building inclusive workplace cultures, and telling the stories of those feeling the impacts the most.

More information

Followers

Elsewhere

More, on Medium

Diversity

Rachel Thomas in Tech Diversity Files

Oct 3, 2016

The Real Reason Women Quit Tech (and How to Address It)

This article has been translated into Portuguese by the Maria Lab and translated into Spanish by Anastassia Ivaškiva of Tallín University.

86 responses

Rachel Thomas in Tech Diversity Files

Aug 29, 2016

Donations and Women in Tech Panels are NOT a Diversity Strategy. Do Better.

A study of data from 366 companies found that ethnically diverse companies are 35% more likely to perform well financially, and gender diverse companies are 15% more likely to perform well…

12 responses

Jules Walter in Tech Diversity Files

Jun 6, 2016

Diversity in Tech: The Unspoken Empathy Gap

Ken Norton recently published a great piece about the importance of authenticity and…

21 responses

Buffer in Tech Diversity Files

Jan 20, 2016

Yes, It’s OK to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ at Work (At Least At Our Startup)

By Courtney Seiter

3 responses

A.A. Cross in Tech Diversity Files

Nov 9, 2015

Why Publishing’s Diversity Problem is Also Technology’s Diversity Problem

Buffer in Tech Diversity Files

Jan 18, 2016

What Do People Really Think About Diversity in Tech? Here are 63 Anonymous Perspectives

4 responses

nina alter in Tech Diversity Files

Jan 6, 2016

Universal Categories: A Proposal

A continuing pain-point in Diversity reporting, is a consistent taxonomy for categorizing individuals across all types of businesses within a specific sector (eg: Tech). Why does this matter? Most obviously, because it’s butkis for an organization to present itself as…

Rachel Thomas in Tech Diversity Files

Dec 7, 2015

How Diversity Branding Hurts Diversity

It is painful watching tech companies known to be bad environments for women and people of color make shallow, showy attempts to rebrand themselves as valuing diversity. Perhaps you’re thinking, Any effort towards diversity is a good thing, and there’s no harm…

9 responses

@Shaft in Tech Diversity Files

Nov 3, 2015

Thoughts on Diversity Part 2. Why Diversity is Difficult.

I am passionate about Twitter the service, and I love Twitter, the company. The opportunity to work on a product that is positively changing how African Americans are perceived in this country is humbling. Every day for almost…

105 responses

nina alter in Tech Diversity Files

Jul 14, 2015

Diversity: The Elusive HOW

Anything is possible — and everything worthwhile, mandates both access and commitment. Diversity is an…

2 responses