Women Leaders in Technology

By Brinley Platts

The CIO Development Network

Word processor pioneer Evelyn Berezin dies aged 93
bbc.co.uk
The woman who created and sold the world's first word processor has died aged 93. Evelyn Berezin called the device the Data Secretary when, in 1971, her company Redactron launched the product. She grew
Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change
columbia.edu - Columbia Business School
The research and evidence is clear: inclusive leaders and inclusive organizations outperform those that are not, yet women remain underrepresented in …
Everyone Missed A Key Reason There Are So Few Women Leaders
HuffPost - Emily Peck
Researchers are only starting to consider how sexual harassment keeps women down. Why aren’t there more women in charge? The question feels particularly urgent right now. In the business world, the number
Nobel Prize
Physics Nobel for laser pioneers includes first woman in 55 years
Reuters - By Niklas Pollard and Ben Hirschler
STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into tools
Beauty
How Haircare Startup Briogeo Went From Zero To $10 Million In Sales In Just Four Years
Forbes - Chloe Sorvino
A charcoal and coconut-oil shampoo that smells like mint cookies flows into dozens of 8-ounce tubs at a contract lab in suburban New Jersey. Surveying the tubs is 33-year-old Nancy Twine, who created shampoo,
How We Describe Male and Female Job Applicants Differently
Harvard Business Review - Mikki Hebl and Christine L. Nittrouer and Abigail R. Corrington and Juan M. Madera
Words matter. And the words we use to describe men versus women differ in significant ways that can affect their careers. This starts early on. Research finds that girls who are described as “bossy” are
'Enough is enough': Carrie Gracie's letter on pay inequality in full
The Guardian
The BBC’s outgoing China editor has written an open letter to licence payers about why pay inequality made her quit Dear BBC audience My name is Carrie Gracie and I have been a BBC journalist for three
Boris Johnson
More women than men sign up to Met's fast track scheme to become detectives
standard.co.uk - Justin davenport Crime Editor
More women than men have signed up to the Scotland Yard's fast track scheme to become detectives, police revealed today. The force announced last year …
2018 Sherpa Coaching Survey opens today.
campaigner.com
Women in the Workplace 2017
mckinsey.com - By Alexis Krivkovich, Kelsey Robinson, Irina Starikova, Rachel Valentino, and Lareina Yee
More companies are committing to gender equality. But progress will remain slow unless we confront blind spots on diversity—particularly regarding …
The field of AI research is about to get way bigger than code
Quartz
• Bias and inclusion (how can bad data disadvantage people) • Labor and automation (who doesn’t get hired when AI chooses) • Rights and liberties (how does government use of AI impact the way it interacts
What’s stalling progress for women at work?
mckinsey.com
Corporate America’s gender-diversity programs are falling short. Companies need to think differently to ignite change. Although gender inequality …
“There’s Nothing Worse Than A Grumpy CEO” – How A Leader’s Mentality Affects The Whole Organisation - Savannah Group
savannah-group.com - Board & CEO
Against the backdrop of a challenging business environment, where markets are more judgemental and unforgiving, how important is the tone that the …
Two-year-olds should learn to code, says computing pioneer
The Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
Early start would encourage women to become programmers and reduce gender stereotyping, argues Stephanie Shirley Children as young as two should be introduced to the basics of coding, according to one
Was Google wrong to fire James Damore after memo controversy?
bbc.co.uk - By Nalina Eggert
Google has fired an employee who wrote a controversial memo opposed to diversity programmes and hiring practices. The company's chief executive said the "offensive" text advanced "harmful gender stereotypes".
Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were
The New York Times - By SUSAN CHIRA
A year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a reminder of the limits women continue to confront — in politics
Marissa Mayer to exit Yahoo with $186 million payout — CBS News
apple.news - CBS News
Opening story… Click here if the story doesn’t open after a few seconds. Learn more about Apple News article The beleaguered Internet company's CEO is …
Sexism, racism and bullying are driving people out of tech, US study finds — the guardian
apple.news - the guardian
Opening story… Click here if the story doesn’t open after a few seconds. Learn more about Apple News article A first-of-its-kind report analyzed the …
Michael Moore Warns Men: Your '10,000-Year Reign Is Over' If Hillary Clinton Wins
HuffPost - Ed Mazza
“Guys have got about a week to wrap their heads around the fact that Hillary Clinton is going to be president of the United States." Men are going to have to “get over it” and accept the fact that a woman
For a change, men get to answer questions about their work-life balance
crainscleveland.com
The Wall Street Journal switches things up as it directs at 25 male CEOs — including the Cleveland Clinic’s Toby Cosgrove — a question that’s usually …
Women's Career Site Fairygodboss Starts To Monetize As It Aims For $1M Round
Forbes - Clare O'Connor
It’s been just over a year since women’s job review startup Fairygodboss launched as an alternative to established career sites like Glassdoor and Indeed. In that time, the company — led by former Dow
Yahoo
Yahoo is now part of Oath
yahoo.com
Yahoo is part of Oath. Oath and our partners need your consent to access your device and use your data (including location) to understand your …
Tech Partnership Legacy | Tech Partnership Degrees
thetechpartnership.com
Thank you for your interest in the Tech Partnership. Although the organisation has now closed, many of its activities are being taken forward by …
New app highlights gender bias in recruitment
hrgrapevine.com - HR Grapevine
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The dinosaurs blocking flexible working will soon be extinct
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