GeekWire

MAY 19, 2020

The co-founder of Seattle-based Future For Us, a platform dedicated to advancing women of color at work, posted a blog describing her scramble to stabilize her business. ” Her post was picked up and shared on POCIT (People of Color in Tech), leading her to land three grants totaling more than $80,000. .

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GeekWire

JUNE 3, 2020

Earlier this week we noted the reaction from large Seattle-area tech companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. The backdrop is a tech industry that has been criticized for racial and gender inequality, as well as software such as artificial intelligence that can amplify human biases. Rainway CEO Andrew Sampson. RainWay Photo).

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 8, 2023

Booth babes and rampant sexism were more of a problem in infosec in the past. That is, until Chenxi Wang spoke up. Today she runs a 100% woman owned VC. When I was a kid, I really wanted to direct motion pictures. I wanted to both write and direct, having no idea how to get from my humble home to Hollywood. I went to San Francisco. So I learned.

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Vox

JUNE 15, 2021

Pearl Thomas, a 64-year-old Black woman and human resources business partner, is one of these employees. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the grand opening of the Amazon Spheres, a botanical garden inside the Amazon office complex in Seattle, on November 13, 2018. |

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The Accidental Successful CIO

MAY 2, 2023

Indeed, while some tech firms have said they won’t cut the pay of employees who relocate to cheaper areas and work remotely, others have indicated location will continue to play a role in their compensation packages. This starts to bring up a tricky question that all CIOs are going to have to deal with.

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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2020

The employees that Forecki leads include Convoy’s quality and compliance team, which selects trucking carriers for its marketplace and manages their performance; the brokerage team, which partners with the tech team to match trucks to jobs; and the supply programs teams, which is focused on strategic initiatives and working with new partners.

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Chief Seattle Greek Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2014

And here they are: government (including its unions) embracing the cloud, more women in tech, police body-worn video cameras, video recognition software and. More Women Coders and Women in Technology. last, but most important, wise elected officials. Embracing the Cloud. Or they were the next thing hot thing in 2010.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

They told Recode that even when they reported these kinds of interactions to human resources, the offending colleagues often faced few or no repercussions, especially in cases where there were no other witnesses. Let me add: Amazon appeared to be taking steps backward instead of forward.”. Meron Menghistab for Vox.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

They told Recode that even when they reported these kinds of interactions to human resources, the offending colleagues often faced few or no repercussions, especially in cases where there were no other witnesses. Let me add: Amazon appeared to be taking steps backward instead of forward.”. Meron Menghistab for Vox.

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

The nonprofit, which provides rapid SMS-based access to counselors for people in crisis, had been trying to make inroads in black communities for years. But Jo, who worked at the company as a social media coordinator, found that her white boss did not agree. It’s very sad, but I’m struggling to see relevance,” she said.

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The Verge

APRIL 27, 2021

Together, they are two of the most outspoken leaders in the entire tech industry on issues related to company culture, remote work, and collaboration. In the end, we feel like this is the long-term healthy way forward for Basecamp as a whole — the company and our products,” Fried wrote in his blog post. What is being done at Basecamp?

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Hacker Earth

JUNE 26, 2023

From nerve-wracking job interviews to the nail-biting waiting period, navigating the tech industry’s hiring process is often a roller coaster of emotions. Add in the additional layer of being a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in tech and identifying as a queer or non-binary individual. The ride becomes even more complex.

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Hacker Earth

JANUARY 30, 2020

Welcome to #NetflixandHire where we learn some great tech hiring lessons from popular TV shows. This comedy-drama takes place in a women’s prison, and thanks to its plots, it puts a diverse set of women at the forefront. Diversity in tech is not just about gender. This episode is focused on inclusive hiring.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 5, 2018

Now, Lisa is dedicated to helping other women achieve the same level of success with SheWorx – a global collective of women entrepreneurs striving to assist others gain the capital, knowledge and access they need to set up their own companies. Tigran Sloyan – Founder/CEO – CodeFights.

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Hacker Earth

JUNE 3, 2019

In such a scenario, it’s hard to overstate the significance of human resource (HR) and talent acquisition (TA) conferences across the globe. Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google, Target, and various fortune 500 organizations participate in this practical, how-to conference that’s all about sourcing, interviewing, and closing the best tech talent.

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Hacker Earth

JUNE 3, 2019

In such a scenario, it’s hard to overstate the significance of human resource (HR) and talent acquisition (TA) conferences across the globe. Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google, Target, and various fortune 500 organizations participate in this practical, how-to conference that’s all about sourcing, interviewing, and closing the best tech talent.

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GeekWire

MARCH 3, 2023

“The private sector can plan an important role in creating opportunities for the 880 million people living in LDCs [least developed countries], where only 36% of the population uses the internet today , and it’s important for Microsoft to do its part,” Smith said in a blog posting.

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The Verge

MARCH 24, 2021

The manager was in a video conference with a White House staffer to discuss how Biden, who had used Medium as a campaign blog in 2020, could begin posting to the official Medium @POTUS account. In a blog post , billionaire Medium founder Ev Williams announced the latest pivot for the nearly nine-year old company.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 11, 2022

I know many outstanding female futurists, so whenever I am asked I point to a range of exceptional futurists to show that there are indeed many women in the field. The discussion on why the profession of futurist appears to be so male-dominated has grown in recent years. However it is true that many are not as well known as they should be.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Today felt like an unusual lull in the intersection of our many unfolding national and global crises, and so I thought I’d take the opportunity to write about something different — a subject that, despite all my best efforts, I keep getting crushingly wrong. How well is TikTok doing these days?

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