diversity News of 08/25/19

Nonprofits And NGOs: Exhibit At TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019

Nonprofit groups and NGOs are now  invited to apply for exhibit space in Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt SF on Friday, October 4th. Founded in 2014, TechCrunch Include leverages our extensive network to support underserved and ...

Pew: Mobile And Social Media Users In Emerging Markets Have More Diverse Social Networks

The latest study from Pew Research Center takes a look at the impact mobile technology, including the use of smartphones and social media, is having on the diversity of people’s social network in emerging markets. For the purpose of the study, ...

All That Glitters Is Not Gold: How Healthtech Startups Can Achieve True Value

Eli Cahan Contributor Share on Twitter Eli Cahan is a medical student at NYU on leave to complete a master’s in health policy at Stanford as a Knight-Hennessey Scholar. His research addresses the ...

Tech Leaders Condemn Tech’S Role In Elevating White Supremacy

A group of tech leaders has banned together to speak out against white supremacy and rampant hate speech on tech platforms. The group, Build Tech We Trust, refers to itself as a collective of tech CEOs, activists, changemakers and workers who are ...

Female Founders: Apply To The All Raise AMA To Win A Free Expo Pass To Disrupt SF

Shouting out to all the fierce female founders. Have you applied to participate in the  All Raise  “ask me anything” (AMA) sessions at  Disrupt SF 2019 ? No? Women, it’s time to act. Apply for an AMA session by the August 30 deadline and ...

Which Immigration Headlines Should You Care About?

Xiao Wang Contributor Xiao Wang is CEO at Boundless , a technology startup that has helped thousands of immigrant families apply for marriage green cards and U.S. citizenship while providing affordable access to independent ...

CRV Hires Anna Khan As A General Partner Focused On Enterprise

CRV , formerly known as Charles River Ventures, has hired Anna Khan as its 10th general partner. Khan joins from Bessemer Venture Partners where she’s served as a vice president since 2016. CRV invests across industries, with a portfolio that ...

Sex Tech Startups Band Together To Protest Facebook’S Ad Policies

There’s a double standard when it comes to the sexualities of men versus women, trans and gender non-conforming folks. Unbound and Dame Products , two sex tech startups, have teamed up to bring attention to the issue. By launching a ...

Inside The History Of Silicon Valley Labor, With Louis Hyman

As I wrote for TechCrunch recently , immigration is not an issue always associated with tech — not even when thinking about the ethics of technology, as I do here . So when I was moved to tears a few weeks ago, on seeing footage of groups of 18 ...

Tinder’S New Personal Security Feature Can Protect LGBTQ+ Users In Hostile Nations

A new security feature rolling out on Tinder will help to protect LBGTQ+ users who travel to dozens of nations, which still criminalize same-sex acts or relationships. As part of the update, users who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ...

Deadline Extended! Apply To The All Raise Female Founder Program At Disrupt SF 2019

We’ve got great news for all the time-strapped female founders out there. Yeah, we’re looking at you, sister. We’re extending the application deadline to apply for the All Raise “ask me anything” (AMA) sessions at Disrupt SF 2019 . ...

Uber And Lyft Drivers Demand Better Pay, Workplace Protections And Driver-Led Unions

As Assembly Bill 5 makes its way through the California state legislature, Uber and Lyft drivers are voicing their demands for better pay, basic workplace protections and the right to organize through unions. Tomorrow, Lyft and Uber drivers will ...

Last Chance! Apply For The All Raise Female Founder Program At Disrupt SF 2019

Newsflash for all female founders of the early-stage startup variety. Your chance to meet with leading women VCs at  Disrupt SF 2019  on October 2-4 ends on July 19 at 5 p.m. (PT).  Apply for an AMA session  before the deadline expires. ...

Daily Crunch: Uber Sets Diversity Goals

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here . 1. Uber finally sets diversity, inclusion ...

Uber Finally Sets Diversity, Inclusion And Equity Goals

Within the sphere of diversity, inclusion and equity, it’s common knowledge that companies are unlikely to achieve meaningful progress unless they put goals in place. Uber has finally gotten the memo. Today, as part of its third diversity ...

Unraveling Immigration Politics And Silicon Valley Ethics With Jaclyn Friedman

Immigration may not seem to be a tech issue. But for Americans with some personal or family experience with the idea of separated families and/or concentration camps, it can be hard to see what is currently going on in our names thanks to the U.S. ...

Glitch Is Bringing Remix Culture Back To The Web With A $30 Million Series A Round

Building apps and tools on the web shouldn’t just be for the technically inclined. In the early days of the web, it was easy to make your MySpace account, for example, unique to your personal aesthetic. Glitch is doing that for the modern era. ...

Earios Is A New Podcast Network For Women Creators

It might seem like you’ve now got podcasts covering any and every conceivable topic, but comedy writer and actor Maria Blascucci argued that there’s still “this whole untapped market” — namely, podcasts created by women. ...

In-Depth With Freada Kapor Klein

It was more than 10 years ago when Freada Kapor Klein published her book “Giving Notice” about hidden biases. Fast forward to today, and it’s sometimes hard to say that anything has changed. Kapor Klein, a long-time advocate for ...

Apply For An AMA Session With A Female All Raise VC At Disrupt SF 2019

Female founders, what questions would you ask if you could spend 30 minutes picking the brain of a leading female VC? Your opportunity to find out awaits at Disrupt SF 2019 on October 2-4. We’ve partnered with All Raise — a startup nonprofit ...