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Thurst Is A Promising Dating App For Queer, Trans And Gender Non-Conforming People
Finding love using online dating apps and services can be tough, and even dangerous for anyone who’s not straight and cisgender (those who don’t identify as transgender). Yes, there are apps for gay men, like Grindr and Scruff, and one for queer women called Her. But what about trans people? Enter Thurst, a dating app for queer, trans and gender non-conforming… Read More
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StreetCode Academy Bridges The Gap Between East Palo Alto And Silicon Valley
East Palo Alto sits in between Facebook and Google’s Silicon Valley campuses. But despite their close proximity, they’re typically considered to be two different worlds.
Formerly known as the murder capital of the country, East Palo Alto has double the unemployment rate of its neighbor to the west. And one-third of its residents don’t have more than a high school… Read More
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Tech808 Merges The Worlds Of Hip-Hop And Entrepreneurship
This past Saturday in Oakland, CA, about 120 underrepresented people in tech — ranging from aspiring entrepreneurs to BlackGirlsCODE students to tech leaders — gathered inside ImpactHub Oakland for Tech808, an intimate startup conference inspired by hip-hop.
“From the very beginning of hip-hop’s evolution as a culture and a music, it’s been entrepreneurial… Read More
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Intel’s Baby Steps Toward A More Diverse Workforce
Earlier this year, Intel announced its $300 million commitment to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. CEO Brian Krzanich set a goal that, by 2020, Intel’s U.S. workforce would be representative of the talent available. Today, the company released its mid-year diversity report, highlighting the progress it’s made toward that goal. Read More
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Adobe Is The Latest Tech Company To Increase Parental Leave
Software company Adobe will be expanding its maternity and paternity leave programs for employees. Starting November 1, birth mothers will be able to take up to six months of paid leave. Primary caregivers, who include new parents through birth, surrogacy, adoption and foster care, will get up to 16 weeks of paid leave. Read More
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Visa Selected Three Black-Founded Startups To Help Solve Its Marketing Challenges
On the heels of U.S. President Barack Obama hosting the first-ever White House demo day, which placed an emphasis on diversity, Visa has announced the winners of its The Everywhere Initiative. And, wait for it, all of the winning startup founders are black. The Everywhere Initiative sought out to source innovative solutions from startups for Visa’s marketing issues around… Read More
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Femsplain Rolls Out A Community Platform For Feminists
Femsplain bills itself as a “community-driven publisher,” and it’s looking to build that community with a new initiative called Femsplain Beta. The feminist site was launched last year, raised more than $30,000 via Kickstarter (I was a backer) and has already published personal articles from more than 250 female contributors. Those stories cover topics like cancer, kids (or… Read More
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer Aims To Spread Awareness About Gender Diversity In Tech
When OneLogin Platform Engineer Isis Wenger agreed to participate in the company’s recruiting campaign, she didn’t anticipate the backlash that has come from it. “I was not personally ready for the amount of attention that it has brought me,” recently Wenger wrote on Medium.
The ad, pictured above, is part of OneLogin’s efforts to recruit more engineers. The… Read More
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Hacking Diversity In Tech By Emphasizing Retention
Conversations around diversity in tech often focus on the “pipeline” and getting more people from underrepresented groups through the door. But that’s just a first step. The next, most critical step is retention. There’s no point in a company using its resources to hire a diverse people if they’re not going to offer them an environment that is both supporting… Read More
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Why Tech Needs The Rooney Rule
Something that you’ve likely never heard uttered is that an industry should look to the National Football League (NFL) for social cues. The league has been scandal-ridden for decades, and has consistently fallen flat in its responses to domestic abuse, cheating, health and wellness and drug scandals. Read More
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