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Diversity chief helping Google play catch-up
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Her straightforward approach and passion for helping the disenfranchised landed Nancy Lee her current job as Google’s chief of diversity and inclusion. It also got
More white women does not equal tech diversity
OAKLAND, Calif. — This is a critical moment for the tech industry. As the conversation about tech's lack of diversity reaches mainstream consciousness, we have to make significant adjustments to
Five Trends Driving Workplace Diversity In 2015
Often criticized in the past as well-intentioned but stagnant, corporate diversity departments at major organizations have never been so visible. With Google yesterday pledging a substantial sum to Co
Prioritizing Diversity In 2015
Editor’s note: Joelle Emerson is the co-founder and CEO of Paradigm, a strategy firm that helps tech companies more effectively build diverse organizations. At a recent forum on diver
CES 2015: Lessons Learned at Facebook's Diversity Panel Tech Feature
Be yourself, be confident, build community: each of these steps are simple, but don’t confuse simple with easy. During CES 2015 I was approached by a woman who worked for Facebook. It was fairl
The powerful woman behind Intel's new $300 million diversity initiative
Intel president Renée James is building a pipeline of female and other groups of underrepresented engineers and computer scientists. Amidst the barrage of new TVs and connected fitness tracker
Silicon Valley is trying to diversify, but strategies still lag
On the Washington, D.C., campus of Howard University, Silicon Valley is an ever-growing presence. The engineering school’s new Yahoo Data Center was christened such after a donation from the Sunnyv
How Does Workforce Diversity Give My Company a Competitive Edge?
All too often, diversity recruiting is associated with filling a quota according to regulatory guidelines. In reality, minority recruitment is about much more than that. The motivations aren’t about c
Cutting Edge Diversity Recruiting Strategies
Anyone who’s paying attention has learned by now that there are innumerable advantages to be found in fostering a more positive environment toward diversity in the workplace. Diversity recruiting is t
Industries that Are Best and Worst at Hiring Diverse Candidates
There’s no question that the companies currently practicing diversity recruiting and hiring minorities are seeing tremendous benefits within their businesses. Multicultural recruiting practices lead t
Reverend Jackson and Rainbow PUSH applaud Intel's landmark diversity initiative
Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition applaud Intel’s landmark diversity announcement to transform their workforce to achieve parity with the US population available by 2020 – Establis
Microsoft's Diversity Stats Reveal Progress Towards Closing Its Employee Diversity Gap
By Ronald Barba Diversity in Silicon Valley and the tech industry as a whole have been and will continue to become a dominating and contentious issue. While many within the industry claim that new p
Lessons For Ferguson In Creating A Diverse Police Department
By Batya Ungar-Sargon James Knowles, the mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, wants to recruit more minorities to the city’s police force, where only three officers are black.1 With an initiative that includ
Trends in Diversity Recruiting: U.S. Employers Weigh In
By Vicki Salemi Upon reaching out to several companies for this post about campus recruiting, it’s clear the nation’s top companies are seeking diverse talent pools. Technically, we’re all diverse. I