Nov 08 More diverse emojis coming to a smartphone near you By Rialda Zukic Some new, more diverse faces may soon be used for emoji symbols, after a push for more racial diversity earlier this year by smartphone users gained traction with developers. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch U.S. aims to decrease child migration through sponsored programs in Central America By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch How engaging diversity made Xerox a company to copy By PBS News Hour Xerox, a $22 billion company, is the first Fortune-500 corporation to have a female CEO. Its commitment to a diverse workforce began in the 1960s, when the founder pledged job opportunities for the African-American community. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores… Continue watching
Sep 15 How Xerox became a leader in diversity — and why that’s good for business By Paul Solman In the early 1990s, Xerox wasn’t just a company. “To Xerox” was a verb, reflecting the company’s singular focus on producing copying machines. But faced with competition from digital imaging, Xerox has had to change their focus; they’re now in… Continue reading
Sep 11 Twitter Chat: Does think tank diversity matter? By Nora Daly Think tanks play a considerable role in determining the national agenda and organizing conversations around key issues. As such, it is important to ask, how balanced are their research teams?… Continue reading
Jul 24 Twitter has ‘a lot of work to do’ when it comes to diversity in the workplace By Colleen Shalby Twitter released the gender and ethnicity make-up of employees Wednesday, and by their admission, there is room for improvement. Continue reading
May 28 Watch Google’s diversity record shows women and minorities left behind By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 28 Google finally discloses its diversity record, and it’s not good By Murrey Jacobson In an industry that has been famously guarded about its workplace diversity, Google on Wednesday disclosed its record when it comes to hiring women, African-Americans and Hispanics. The data reveals statistics that the company itself admits are too low and… Continue reading
May 28 Fixing Google’s gender gap shouldn’t be so hard By Vivek Wadhwa Silicon Valley companies justify their dearth of women technologists by claiming that there just aren’t enough to go around. And employee data from Google released Wednesday prove that the technology behemoth is no different; only 17 percent of its technology… Continue reading
May 28 Google just took an important first step By Telle Whitney, Anita Borg Institute Today’s announcement by Google is a step in the right direction for the technology industry. That being said, the numbers are not good. Continue reading