diversity News of 12/09/19

The Inevitable Takedown Of The Female CEO

Sara Mauskopf Contributor Share on Twitter Sara Mauskopf is the CEO and co-founder of Winnie, a marketplace for daycare and preschool helping over 4 million parents across the U.S. Prior to founding ...

Raising VC In Silicon Valley As A Female POC

Nathan Beckord Contributor Share on Twitter Nathan Beckord is CEO of Foundersuite.com , a software platform for raising capital and managing investors that has helped entrepreneurs raise over $2 ...

Does Your Company Cultivate Inclusion?

Lauren McCaslin Contributor Share on Twitter Lauren McCaslin is a vulnerability verification specialist with application security leader WhiteHat Security . Each company’s culture is defined ...

The Tech Of Giving Back: An Interview With Salesforce’S Chief Philanthropy Officer

Scott Bade Contributor Share on Twitter Scott Bade is a former speechwriter for Mike Bloomberg and co-author of More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First. More posts by this ...

Diversity-Focused VC Fund Harlem Capital Debuts With $40m

Harlem Capital has upgraded from angel syndicate to full-fledged venture capital fund, closing its debut effort on an oversubscribed $40.3 million. The firm was launched by managing partners Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle in New York ...

Will The Future Of Work Be Ethical?

Greg Epstein Contributor Share on Twitter Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT, and the author of the New York Times bestselling book Good Without God. Described as a ...

How Airbnb Handles Discrimination Claims

When disability rights lawyer Haben Girma, who is blind and deaf, booked an apartment in London via Airbnb last month, she says the host cancelled her reservation after she disclosed that her guide dog would be joining her. Prior to the ...

Instacart Is Under Fire For How It Compensates Shoppers

The Tech Workers Coalition and Gig Workers Rising are outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco this morning in support of shoppers, who demand Instacart reinstate the $3 quality bonus, implement a 10% default tip and eliminate its ...

Valence Launches A Social Network For Black Professionals

Over the past two years, as technology companies continued to struggle with diversifying their work forces, Los Angeles-based venture capitalist Kobie Fuller wrestled with how to solve the problem. As a black professional himself, Fuller had ...

All Raise Expands To New Geos, Launches ‘VC Cohorts’

Dozens of impeccably dressed women outfitted in jumpsuits and Rothy’s gathered at the Greylock offices last week for a “structured networking” session hosted by All Raise , an 18-month-old nonprofit organization that seeks to amplify the ...

Why Venture Capital Firms Need Culture Experts

When Susan Fowler’s 2017 blog post shined a light on Uber’s raucous culture, outlining rampant harassment and sexism, a debate erupted. What role do the deep-pocketed investors behind the company, those who allowed it to scale to ...

Ellen Pao Calls Out Twitter’S ‘Public Town Square’ Model As Flawed

Project Include CEO Ellen Pao , who has been working to foster diversity, inclusion and ethics in the tech industry, called out Twitter’s “public square” model as flawed — and a decision that indicates a lack of ethical consideration, on ...

Lyft Launches A Driver Rewards Program

Lyft is rolling out rewards for its drivers to give them access to things like cash bonuses, ride credits, and free or discounted tax services. Initially, the rewards program will be available to drivers in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, ...

One Day Left To Get Featured At TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin’S Startup Battlefield

Founders. The clock is ticking. Applications for Startup Battlefield at  Disrupt Berlin 2019  are closing in just about 24 hours. On December 11-12, TechCrunch will feature the top early-stage startups from around the world in the most renowned ...

Learn How To Help Build A Sustainable Gig Economy At Disrupt SF

A handful of years ago, the on-demand or ‘gig’ economy was seen as an innovative system of modern work that provided workers and consumers alike with flexibility, independence, and convenience. It seems like every week, a new on-demand or labor ...

Cute Little Fuckers Gets Kickstarter’S Seal Of Approval For Sex Toy Project

Running a sex tech company is hard , so it’s worth calling out when companies overcome the many barriers to running one. Cute Little Fuckers , a gender-inclusive sex toy company, just launched a $13,500 campaign on Kickstarter. “This ...

Hear About Being Ethical In Tech With Ellen Pao, Tracy Chou And Harry Glaser

Running an ethical tech company is underrated. From fostering a diverse and inclusive company to examining your technology’s impact on society, it all comes down to ethics. Ellen Pao, who previously served as CEO at Reddit and sued her former ...

California Bill Looks To Close Data Gaps In The Criminal Justice System

The California state legislature has passed AB-1331, a criminal justice data bill that aims to improve the quality of criminal justice records and creates a pathway for courts to share data with researchers. The bill is awaiting a signature of ...

Gig Worker Bill AB-5 Passes In California

Assembly Bill 5, the gig worker bill opposed by the likes of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, has passed in the California State Senate. This comes shortly after California Governor Gavin Newsom officially put his support behind AB 5 in an op-ed . The bill ...

Teaching Ethics In Computer Science The Right Way With Georgia Tech’S Charles Isbell

The new fall semester is upon us, and at elite private colleges and universities, it’s hard to find a trendier major than Computer Science. It’s also becoming more common for such institutions to prioritize integrating ethics into their CS ...