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Bridget Frey of Redfin

Redfin CTO Bridget Frey has a message for managers who want to build more diverse teams

When Bridget Frey joined Redfin, she had the advantage of an existing relationship with the CEO, Glenn Kelman. The friendship… Read More

The female perspective: Takeaways from my experience watching VR porn made for dudes

LAS VEGAS — Last week, I got to experience something I never thought possible as a woman: sex from the… Read More

Taking a stance on gender inequity can help companies retain employees, study finds

In the tech industry, hiring and retaining top talent is essential to thrive. Companies are offering more and more extravagant perks to… Read More

Facebook advertisers can exclude users based on race, sexual orientation, and gender

If you wanted to make a chunk of change selling “Make America Great Again” hats and didn’t think they’d do… Read More

ReBoot career accelerator launches in Seattle to help women return to work

Retention is one of the biggest obstacles to gender equity in the workforce. Far more women than men take time off… Read More

‘Janes of Digital’ event tackles gender equality and inclusion in tech

Post updated below with video from panel. Janes of Digital events may seem like swanky cocktail parties, but they are… Read More

Microsoft joins Amazon in claiming gender pay equity — but the numbers don’t tell the whole story

April 12 is Equal Pay Day, a date chosen because it represents the additional days a typical woman would have… Read More

‘Don’t be afraid to move’ and other tips for women, from women, on how to rise up the ranks in tech

Women are rare in technology. They’re also are rare in upper management. And women in tech leadership? They’re practically unicorns. Women Who… Read More

Internal email: Microsoft launches investigation into Xbox ‘schoolgirl’ dancer incident; ‘We are not going to tolerate this,’ says HR chief

Microsoft’s top executives were “embarrassed and appalled” upon seeing photos of female dancers in schoolgirl outfits at a Microsoft Xbox-sponsored event at… Read More

‘Gender inequity? Not at my company’: Tech workers deluding themselves on pay gap, new study finds

Exceptionalism — the idea that as an individual or society we’re separate (and better) than our peers — is a… Read More

App for splitting the bill based on race and gender gives ‘check your privilege’ a whole new meaning

Does your bleeding liberal heart make you feel guilty about your privilege? Do you love receiving praise on social media… Read More

How Melinda Gates got her daughters excited about science, and slept in on Saturday mornings

Melinda Gates was one of the speakers on a panel about gender parity on Friday at the World Economic Forum… Read More

Facebook offers free-form gender option for people who don’t fit a binary

Facebook has tweaked the gender options available on the social network so that people who don’t conform to a traditional… Read More

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