It seems that every day there are media stories about challenges Silicon Valley continues to face regarding the diversity of their workforces. While these technology CEOs have pledged to increase ethnic, racial and gender representation, data shows there has been little to no progress. More troubling, the flood of sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein [...]
Reputation matters when it comes to winning the war for diverse talent...especially in Silicon Valley. Facing pressure from Jesse Jackson to increase ethnic and racial diversity in their workforces, technology firms have pledged they could and would do. Despite increased investment in training, diversity and inclusion (D&I) expertise and benefits, data released by Facebook, Apple [...]
Houston…Silicon Valley still has a diversity problem. Last week Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was forced to resign in response to mounting pressure from investors following an investigation into allegations of rampant sexual harassment at the technology juggernaut he founded. Faced with a public relations crisis and concerns from key investors, Uber’s board of directors engaged [...]
In late March, I was one of more than 1,300 diversity and inclusion practitioners attending the 30th annual Forum on Workplace Inclusion in Minneapolis, the largest gathering of its kind in the U.S. Given the current climate of uncertainty since the election, I was particularly interested in the theme of the opening general session, Leading [...]