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As our initial community survey shows, burnout in the diversity in tech movement represents a state of crisis.
–Image from lenep on flickr. Sexism in the workplace Sexism in the workplace can be overt, but more often, it manifests in “soft” forms that undermine women’s leadership ability. Women are unequally asked to perform “office housework,” such as taking notes in meetings and training junior colleagues. These tasks prevent women from spending time on... Read More
Who is awarded tenure in the competitive environment of contemporary colleges and universities is one of the more hotly contested issues in academe today.
Attempts to get -- and keep -- more women in tech put the onus solely on women themselves… at tremendous time and cost.
OXNARD, CA—Silently chastising herself for the way she behaved in front of her colleagues and supervisors, Cobalt Property Insurance sales associate Leah Manning, 36, was reportedly deeply worried Tuesday that she came off as too competent during the company’s weekly sales meeting. “Oh God, I never should have…
"confidence gap"
A new book explains that it’s not that hard to change the systems at your company so that the bias of your employees doesn’t have a chance to affect business decisions.
We are probably aware of reports such as “Why So Few?: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics” by the American Association of University Women and studies such as these: Even wh…
Online petition cited Nintendo staffer's college essay, demanded firing.
Decent overview. Week 1?
It's tons of harassment and discrimination.
According to new research.
Female programmers paid 25% less than male.
Crying is normal, and looking down on people who do it is sexist.
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African American employees tend to receive more scrutiny from their bosses than their white colleagues, meaning that small mistakes are more likely to be caught, which over time leads to worse performance reviews and lower wages.
Proposed class action suit says less qualified men were promoted over women.