Articles for Diversity Equity Inclusion
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple Diversity Plans: Tracking Progress
For years, technology companies have devoted considerable time and resources to diversifying their workforces. And every year, some of the largest firms—including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple—have rel… -
OpenAI Wants Diversity in Its Scholars Program for Fall 2020
If you’re interested in artificial intelligence (A.I.) and deep learning, OpenAI has a new “class” of scholarships opening up for Fall 2020. The organization is specifically asking engineers and scientists from… -
Snap Calls Its Diversity Efforts Not Good Enough
With protests against racial injustice and police brutality sweeping the nation, tech companies have faced a renewed discussion over their employee diversity. Although many of these companies claim they’ve devo… -
Is Your Company Supporting Diversity and Inclusion Movements?
For years, the technology industry has wrestled mightily with issues related to diversity and inclusion. Tech companies large and small have worked to diversify their employee ranks, often by periodically retoo… -
SponsoredThe Evolution of Work: The Hybrid Model
There’s no debate. The pandemic has caused a reimagination of the global workforce. This has required business leaders across the world to reconsider their workplace and remote working environment from a new le… -
Facebook Diversity Report Shows Incremental Progress
Facebook’s latest diversity report shows it’s making incremental progress in diversifying its employee ranks, with regard to both race and gender. For example, the number of women in technical roles has climbed… -
How Safe Do LGBTQ+ Individuals Feel in Tech?
Do LGBTQ+ individuals who work in tech feel safe in their workplaces? Blind, which anonymously surveys technologists, went out and asked—and received some interesting answers in return. According to Blind’s rep… -
How Google Boosts Internal Diversification Efforts
With protests over racial inequality and police brutality sweeping the nation, Google is adjusting its own internal policies to make them more equitable. In a letter to employees, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sugge… -
How Apple, Google, Twitter, and YouTube Are Pushing for Racial Equality
The recent protests against police brutality and systemic racism have driven tech companies to respond in a variety of ways. At some of the largest tech firms, though, one tactic dominates all others: writing a… -
Developers Debate Deleting 'Master' and 'Slave' Code Terminology
For years, some developers have regarded certain programming terminology—most notably ‘master/slave’—as racially problematic. For example, there was a push a few years ago to remove those terms from Python docu… -
Diversity Among Developers: Still a Work in Progress
Does the professional developer community boast much diversity? The short answer: There’s much work to be done if companies want a developer workforce that’s more balanced when it comes to race and ethnicity. T… -
SponsoredHow CoreLogic’s New R&D Facility Will Change Real Estate
There is a ton of data driving every decision made in the real estate market. Every second, the market evolves and provides fresh insights to stakeholders. In the holistic view, it’s that data that helps contri…