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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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 […]
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 […]
Online platform launched in KC for diverse children’s books
Via Dos Mundos Bilingual Newspaper By Paula Alzate Rebeca Dove, a Level 2 Spanish teacher, saw the opportunity to start an online platform
Silicon Valley’s Diversity Problem is Not a Myth
Many tech industry leaders are actively seeking to add diversity to their companies because they are compelled by the data that diversity will give them a competitive advantage. Research shows that diverse teams are more creative, enhance […]
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?” […]