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A compendium of articles examining Tech’s ongoing culture problem with inclusivity, and telling the stories of those feeling the impacts the most.
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Women in Games Need to Talk about Class
Women in Games Need to Talk about Class
As a woman in gaming I absolutely celebrate a call for more women developers, project managers etc. However, I’m afraid this is not enough.
Marijam Didžgalvytė
Sep 7, 2016
If you think women in tech is just a pipeline problem, you haven’t been paying attention
If you think women in tech is just a pipeline problem, you haven’t been paying attention
This article has been translated into Spanish at Matajuegos and into Russian by Dmitry Si.
Rachel Thomas
Jul 27, 2015
How Diversity Branding Hurts Diversity
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…
Rachel Thomas
Dec 7, 2015
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The real reason my startup was successful: privilege.
The real reason my startup was successful: privilege.
I am a millionaire. The first in my family. A self-made success. It’s the story we love to tell ourselves in America about how anyone can…
Jason Ford
Nov 1, 2016
“I hope Project Include does something useful” is a pretty underhanded insult.
The concerns that Project Include, myself, and many others see w/ Peter Thiel’s ethics, aren’t about Thie’s politics. Ted Cruz, Mike Pence…
nina alter
Oct 22, 2016
The Real Reason Women Quit Tech (and How to Address It)
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.
Rachel Thomas
Oct 3, 2016
Women in Games Need to Talk about Class PART II
Women in Games Need to Talk about Class PART II
Marijam Didžgalvytė
Sep 16, 2016
Donations and Women in Tech Panels are NOT a Diversity Strategy. Do Better.
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…
Rachel Thomas
Aug 29, 2016
For Women in Tech, Ageism is Getting Old
For Women in Tech, Ageism is Getting Old
On the last day of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, I sat on stage with four developers watching incredulously as 150…
Women Who Code
Aug 4, 2016
Diversity in Tech: The Unspoken Empathy Gap
Diversity in Tech: The Unspoken Empathy Gap
Ken Norton recently published a great piece about the importance of authenticity and psychological safety in order to help teams succeed…
Jules Walter
Jun 6, 2016
Privilege and inequality in Silicon Valley
Why “few successful startup founders grew up desperately poor”
Ricky Yean
Jan 22, 2016
I suck at diversity.
This is my first Medium post, and it’s going to be a doozy. This was too long for a Twitter rant, so I’m just going to hammer on my…
Randi Lee Harper
Jan 20, 2016
Yes, It’s OK to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ at Work (At Least At Our Startup)
Yes, It’s OK to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ at Work (At Least At Our Startup)
By Courtney Seiter
Buffer
Jan 20, 2016
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