How Microsoft’s Menopause Benefits Improve Workplace Equity
Women likely to be affected by menopause, as a group, account for 20% of the female workforce.
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Google Pays Great Salaries, Unless You’re Black or a Woman
Leaked Google salary reveals some Black staff earn an average of $20,000 less than their white co-workers.
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Tech Companies Are Scaling Back DEI Efforts, Report Finds
20% of hiring leaders surveyed say they have scaled back their DEI teams within the last 12 months in a "worrying" trend.
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TCS Loses Female Employees After Back to Office Mandate
The Indian IT giant's latest annual report has revealed an "unusual" spike in women quitting the company.
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AI Puts Jobs Mostly Held by Women at Risk, Study Finds
Some of the jobs most likely to be impacted by AI include bill collectors and payroll clerks, among others.
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Zoom Adds Translated Captions As a Paid Add-On
We're breaking past language barriers, as live translated captions are already coming to Microsoft Teams as well.
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Microsoft Claims the Internet is Getting Safer (as Long as You’re a Man)
Women and girls experienced almost 60% of all risks reported in 2021 – a record high.
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Tech Startup Culture May Have Changed For Good
The days of "bro culture" and over-the-top visions might be gone and, in their place, we might get better companies.
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Women in Tech Held Back by COVID 19 – Study
A new report from Kaspersky shows that almost half of respondents felt their career had stalled during the pandemic
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Working From Home Hasn’t Stopped Workplace Harassment
An unexpected challenge for businesses in the pandemic? Addressing workplace harassment within a remote work environment.
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Racism on Nextdoor – Inside the Petition to Tackle its Moderator Problem
Racial profiling has plagued hyperlocal social network Nextdoor for years. A new petition offers tools that could help.
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Facebook Fires Employee over Black Lives Matter Controversy
Facebook has fired an employee for calling out a coworker on Twitter over a Black Lives Matter dispute.
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AI Gender Bias is No Glitch in the System – UN Report
Diversity and gender bias issues in the tech industry won't be solved simply by teaching "girls to code", researchers argue
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Social Media Platforms Need to Pick a Side
Social media sites can no longer fence-sit in the fight between established, institutional power and calls for social justice
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The Award Changing the Narrative Around Women in Tech
The Women in Software Power List celebrates women excelling in tech. We spoke to one of the shortlistees to find out more.
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A Day in the Life of a Woman in Tech – International Women’s Day 2020
International Women's Day provides the opportunity to reflect on the persisting inequality between men and women.
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What’s Next for Gendered AI and Voice Assistants?
As the world of gender identification becomes more diverse and fluid in the real world, is AI tech doing enough to keep up?
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Why Paid Apps Could Be the Future of Online Communities
A 32,000 strong Facebook group has officially moved to a paid app, and now charges a membership fee of $5 a month or $35 a year, boasting 3,000 paying members in just two weeks. It's a success that points to a potential future in subscription models for engaged online communities
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How the Plain View Project Got 13 Police Officers Fired for Online Racism
The Philadelphia police department plans to fire 13 officers for advocating violence through prejudiced social media posts. Thank the Plain View Project, a research project that has compiled a database of Facebook posts from more than 3,500 police officer accounts.
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Is CES Genuinely Ready To Talk About Sex and Tech?
CES, and its show runner CTA, have made policy updates to address the concerns of gender bias at the trade show, and they're a step in the right direction. But is it aiming for the wrong targets along the way?
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Three Ways Tech Companies Can Avoid Pinkwashing For Pride Next Year
This year, tech companies worldwide joined other corporations in supporting the Pride movement. But, for every genuine symbol of solidarity, there’s a risk of rainbow-flagged lip service. So, how can tech companies avoid such pinkwashing in future?
