Women in Technology

The Key to Bringing in More Female Engineers

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 30, 2015

In a recent New York Times op-ed, Lina Nilsson, innovation director at the Blum Center for Developing Economies at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses how …

A Bechdel Test for Tech?

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 24, 2015

In order for a movie or television show to pass the Bechdel Test (named after cartoonist and MacArthur genius Alison Bechdel), it must do three things: …

SXSW Session Shows Diversity Issues in Tech

Allie Untracht, 

March 17, 2015

Improving the male-to-female ratio in the technology industry emerged as a big theme at South by Southwest this year—especially after a panel in which a prominent …

Apple Pledging $50 Million Toward Diversity

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 11, 2015

In 2014, Apple unveiled a diversity report that sent CEO Tim Cook into a very public display of angst. “I’m not satisfied with the numbers,” he …

Is the Tech Industry More Welcoming to Women?

Michael Vizard, 

November 26, 2014

As awareness of the challenges facing women in the tech industry continues to grow, measures intended to help mitigate the problem may be having some effect. …

Daily Tip: Your Email Has a Delete Button

Dice Staff, 

October 23, 2014

Sometimes it’s good to let go. Thanks to the inexpensiveness of cloud-based storage, anybody can keep a decade’s worth of email without worrying about whether they’ll …

Are Women Tracked to Certain IT Roles?

Myra Thomas, 

October 9, 2014

Think of the stereotypical software architect or developer, and you might picture a guy in a hoodie, jittering from too many energy drinks. Like most clichés, …

Shortage of Women in Tech Kills Productivity

Michael Vizard, 

September 24, 2014

In recent months, it’s become more apparent than ever that the culture inside many IT organizations isn’t welcoming to women. Whether the result of benign neglect …

Women Gain in Video Game Jobs, Just Not Tech Roles

Mark Feffer, 

September 2, 2014

The proportion of women working in game development is growing, though they’re more likely to occupy design-related roles than engineering jobs, according to the Orlando Sentinel. …

Why Women in Tech Should Interrupt Men

Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson, 

August 11, 2014

Your parents probably told you: Don’t interrupt. But could interrupting be exactly what women should do if they want to rise in the world of technology? …