What I noticed about the creative industry…
I moved to Kansas City a few years ago with the intentions of pivoting my career into a more creative and inclusive industry. As a long time creative working in sales, hospitality and finance, I […]
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Diversity in STEM: What It Is and Why It Matters
By Kenneth Gibbs, Jr. on September 10, 2014 Innovations resulting from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields have positively touched nearly every aspect of human life. Innovations resulting from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields […]
These STEM initiatives are inspiring women and girls around the globe
Our society is inching toward a future when the phrase “you code like a girl” will be a compliment of the highest order. But there are significant hurdles before we get there. The statistics behind […]
6 Conferences for Hispanic Digital Entrepreneurs This Year
Article via NBCNews.com by by Lorraine C. Ladish As digital presence and influence grows in importance and reach, more and more entrepreneurs are taking their business online. Whether you are just starting out your entrepreneurial journey […]
STEM champion looks to help girls of color
The National Center for Women and Information Technology shows Black and Latina women make up only 1 to 3 percent of the computing workforce. Dr. Kimberly Scott is associate professor in the Women and Gender Studies Department […]
Twitter COO Adam Bain: Companies that focus on gender inclusion in the workforce perform better
Twitter COO Adam Bain says companies that are focused on inclusion perform better. He shared his thoughts in HeForShe’s first gender parity report, published on Friday to coincide with the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting […]
10 Ways #TechInclusion15 Schooled Us All on Diversity & Inclusion in Tech
Writer Mandela Schumacher-Hodge attended #TechInclusion15 http://techinclusion.co. “A new conference — one I just left about an hour ago — was different. In fact, it was like nothing I’d ever seen before. Over the past two days, 350 conference attendees and 500 […]
What does it mean to be beautiful?
In a project titled “Before and After”, Esther Honig sparked a global conversation on beauty ideals. The results were both positive and negative, and may have left more questions than it answered. Recorded at TEDxVancouver […]
It’s Not Foot in Mouth Disease
“When asked about Sequoia’s lack of women, he said they were looking, but “What we’re not prepared to do is lower our standards.” Now, no one had asked, “Are you willing to lower your standards?” […]
Why you should always buy the men’s version of almost anything
Researchers for the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs pored over toys, children’s clothing, adult apparel, personal care products and home goods sold in the city. The largest price discrepancy emerged in the hair […]