Articles about tech diversity

Seattle conference draws inspiration from renowned Grace Hopper Celebration

Tickets go on sale this morning for the second annual Hopperx1 Seattle conference, a take on the popular, long-running Grace… Read More

One man’s vision for an innovative hub serving tech workers and entrepreneurs of African descent

The event was Amazon’s AWS re:Invent conference last November and the hall was packed. Yet Arif Gürsel felt isolated. “I… Read More

Amazon’s board diversity policy stirs debate at annual shareholder meeting

Earlier this month, after Amazon’s board initially opposed a shareholder proposal requiring the company to consider women and minorities for… Read More

Amazon shareholder meeting preview: Tech giant to face protests and proposals at annual event

Amazon shareholders will congregate in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood Wednesday morning for the tech giant’s annual meeting, listening to CEO Jeff… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Diversity-focused Ada Developers Academy seeks new software development teacher

The tech industry has a real struggle when it comes to attracting diverse talent, and Ada Developers Academy is doing… Read More

Emily Chang on the ‘Brotopia’ of Silicon Valley, and how companies can tackle a toxic culture

Silicon Valley is the birthplace of some of the most innovative companies in the world — Apple, Google and even Facebook… Read More

Starbucks eliminates gender pay gap in U.S. workforce, aims to do the same worldwide

The pay gap between men and women doing similar work has been a persistent issue in the U.S. for decades.… Read More

Misconceptions and stereotypes may discourage girls from studying STEM, study finds

Gender imbalance is a tale as old as the tech industry itself. Across the industry, women make up just 30… Read More

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Outreach, training and ‘culture add’: How tech can turn the corner on diversity and inclusion

Inclusion. Culture fit. Unconscious bias. These words are buzzing through the technology industry as the “Me Too” movement and a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Seattle tech community; International Startup Weekend; and more

March is Woman’s History Month, and Seattle’s tech community is already gearing up to celebrate and support women in tech.… Read More

Moz co-founder Gillian Muessig unveils new venture fund to back women-led startups

In 1715, Sybilla Masters traveled from colonial America to London to register a patent. She had invented a new way… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hear Zoe Quinn, Bob Ferguson and others at the Crosscut Festival; Glimpse the future of AI; and more

In 2013, indie video game developer Zoe Quinn became the target of relentless and coordinated online harassment by men in… Read More

One year later, the F Bomb Breakfast Club has become a haven for female entrepreneurs

Hannah Lidman arrives before 7 a.m. in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. She’s an entrepreneur on a mission: Find a technical… Read More

Diversity, harassment and intersectionality: New insights from ‘Hopper x 1’ on making tech inclusive

Diversity. Inclusion. Intersectionality. There are a lot of code words for having an open and welcoming culture, and we see… Read More

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Health Tech Podcast: ‘The Quadfather’ has a message for techies — accessibility ‘should not be an add-on’

Todd Stabelfeldt is a pretty chill dude. He lives 90 minutes from Seattle by ferry, in a home with his… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The business value of being a parent; tour The Riveter’s new Fremont location; and more

Being a working parent — and particularly a working mom — is hard. But can being a parent also make you a… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Ada Developers Academy is looking for a new executive director

Tech has a big diversity problem, and Ada Developers Academy tackles that problem head-on. The non-profit, fast-growing coding school offers a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Women’s Startup Hackathon, Great American Eclipses, and more

Diversity — or lack thereof — in the tech and startup worlds is a persistent problem. But there are plenty of… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Geek out on the Downtown Seattle Tech Crawl; GeekWire’s Sports Tech Summit; and more

Looking for a new job? Looking for new friends? Just want to have some fun on a Thursday? The Washington… Read More

Just 17% of startups have a female founder — the same figure as 5 years ago

There have been increasing efforts over the past few years to close the gender gap in tech, and particularly in… Read More

Study: Wage gap in tech persists, with women of color and LGBTQ women most affected

The gender wage gap in the U.S. has been slowly shrinking over the past decades, but in tech and other… Read More

How two Seattle women are fighting for data-driven solutions to startup diversity issues

We’ve seen the numbers on diversity in startups, and they’re not good. Less than one-fifth of startups that receive funding… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrate International Women’s Day with these Seattle events

On March 8, 1908, more than a decade before women earned the right to vote in the United States, thousands of… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s AI moonshot, behind the scenes at GeekGirlCon, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we kick things off with a look into Microsoft’s huge new move… Read More

WTIA apprenticeship program awarded $7.5M to expand nationally, tackle diversity and talent gap

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced today that its apprenticeship program, Apprenti, was awarded a $7.5 million contract from… Read More

Coding students tell Congresswoman there’s no simple solution to tech’s diversity problem

Tech’s diversity gap — and particularly the gender gap — is starting to feel like a well-trodden subject. But despite increased efforts… Read More

HERE Seattle looks to provide a diverse social outlet for local techies

Let’s be clear about a few things up front. If you’re going to one of the HERE Seattle meetups, don’t… Read More

Changing how software companies interview could reduce gender bias in tech

If you’ve ever interviewed for a job as a software engineer, you’ve probably encountered the dreaded Whiteboard Test. Just you, a… Read More