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Developers’ Lack of Diversity Still an Issue

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 21, 2015

A recent survey by Stack Overflow highlighted an issue that’s occupied the minds of many in the tech community for quite some time: The imbalance in …

Bullying Still a Major Issue at Tech Firms

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 24, 2015

Think bullying’s restricted to the schoolyard? Think again: A majority of tech pros report that a co-worker tormented them at some point. That data comes from …

Microsoft CEO Pledges More Company Diversity

Nick Kolakowski, 

December 4, 2014

Microsoft will look less white and male in coming years, according to CEO Satya Nadella. Speaking at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, Nadella emphasized the Microsoft’s …

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. …

Black IT Pros on Diversity in Tech

Myra Thomas, 

November 11, 2014

While pundits and analysts debate about diversity in Silicon Valley, one thing is very clear: Black Americans make up a very small percentage of tech workers. …

Amazon’s ‘Diverse’ Staff Largely White, Male

Nick Kolakowski, 

November 3, 2014

Amazon just released an employee diversity report, and the results aren’t much different from those reported by other tech companies earlier this year. According to Amazon, …

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 …

Google’s Workforce Reflects Tech’s Diversity Challenge

Mark Feffer, 

May 29, 2014

Bowing to increasing pressure on technology leaders to disclose details of their workforce diversity, Google says that just 30 percent of its employees are women, 3 …

New Microsoft CEO Unlikely to Stem Defections

Dawn Kawamoto, 

February 5, 2014

After Microsoft announced earlier this year that it was planning a massive re-organization, IT workers at the Redmond giant began to inundate recruiters with their resumes, …

How Valve’s Culture Sets It Apart

Dawn Kawamoto, 

January 8, 2014

Like any other game company, Steam’s creator Valve faced challenges in recruiting talent during its early days. As a solution, CEO and Co-Founder Gabe Newell decided …