Posts Tagged ‘women in tech’
Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Why Women Stay Quiet at Work – NYTimes.com
“YEARS ago, while producing the hit TV series “The Shield,” Glen Mazzara noticed that two young female writers were quiet during story meetings. He pulled them aside and encouraged them to speak up more. Watch what happens when we do, they replied. Almost every time they started to speak, they were interrupted or shot down…
Read MoreIs There a Right and Wrong Way to Promote Diversity in Computer Science?
Diversity in computer science education and tech in general is a well-known problem; one that many people and organizations are trying to solve. It’s ironic that, in the same week, two extremely different tactics around this problem made news: One for successfully and creatively encouraging girls to code and the other for perpetuating stereotypes and telling…
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