Apple on Wednesday reported improvements in gender and ethnic diversity in June as the U.S. technology company stayed ahead of fellow Silicon Valley powerhouses Google and Facebook in hiring minorities. Apple AAPL 0.47% also said in its annual diversity and inclusion report that it had...
On the journey to hitting over $300 million in renovation deals, the CEO of a tech-driven, home renovation marketplace has had to carefully balance enthusiasm with an unwavering attitude. Jean Brownhill Lauer, founder and chief executive at Sweeten, tells me: “My advice to women in tech,...
Dive Brief: - Employers are willing to try almost anything to solve workplace gender bias, and the latest new trend involves technology-driven apps and training programs to give diversity its due, according to SHRM. - There is good evidence that diversity...
Slack, the fast-growing business messaging service, is making progress in solving Silicon Valley’s diversity problem where larger firms like Facebook, Twitter, and Google are struggling. The company is using blind testing to recruit engineers from diverse backgrounds. It scores candidates on tests without requiring them...
Like many tech companies, Twitter’s TWTR 1.08% track record on diversity isn’t great. Only 34% of its employees are women; only 13% of its employees in tech roles are. Underrepresented minorities make up just 10% of the overall staff and 7% of the company’s tech roles. But...