Cutesy Pink Infographic Patronizes Women In Tech (Yet Again)
Click here to see full image. “Infographics” are the big buzzwords on blogs. They’re funny! They’re brightly colored! They go viral! Even when they go viral for the wrong reasons ’cause they’re sexist...
View ArticleAmazing Female Tech Prodigy Passes Away At 16
One of the tech world’s youngest and most impressive female leaders passed away this week, following complications from an epileptic seizure. Arfa Karim was just 16 years old, but had already served as...
View ArticleDeveloper Evangelist Adria Richards Fired After Tweeting About Sexual Jokes...
Developer evangelist Adria Richards has been fired from her job at SendGrid after she tweeted a picture of a developer cracking sexual innuendo-filled jokes behind her at a recent tech conference. “Not...
View Article#IAskedPolitely And Was Told I Was Overreacting To Sexual Harassment
There’s a new Twitter hashtag #IAskedPolitely chronicling all the times that women have spoken up about sexual harassment/sexual situations in the workplace and not a single thing changed. It’s come...
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TechCrunch Conference Apologizes For Australians’ Titstare App
The technology blog TechCrunch apologized on Sunday for sexist and juvenile behavior at their TechCrunch Disrupt 2013 conference after a pair of Australians debuted a new app called Titstare and...
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Tech Conference Features Booth Babes In A Tee Pee, Because Of Course It Does
Holy cultural appropriation, nerds! Last week, a tech company erected a teepee at a conference and hired models to dress in faux Native American garb while they hung around outside it. [Indian Country...
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“CodeBabes” Is A Thing That Exists To Teach Internet Coding
Please tell me CodeBabes is a joke. Please. [Washington Post] Fuckin’ Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia isn’t fucking happy about “ladies” using the fucking “F-word.” He probably shouldn’t watch...
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Only 30 Percent Women: Google Releases Data About Their (Lack Of) Diversity
Google released information yesterday about diversity within its workforce — and if you guessed that the majority of their employees “white” and “male,” you win a prize! According to data from January...
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Tinder Exec Resigns Following Sexual Harassment Settlement
Tinder CMO Justin Mateen has resigned from the company after the company and its owner IAC settled a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former employee and romantic interest. Whitney Wolfe, an early...
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Clayton “Relax And Enjoy It” Williams Is A Key Funder In GOP Campaign Against...
Clayton Williams, a former Republican candidate for Texas governor who is famous for saying rape victims should “sit back and enjoy it,” is a major contributor to Greg Abbott’s campaign against Wendy...
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Ellen Pao Speaks Out About Dropping Her Discrimination Lawsuit
Ellen Pao, former partner at investment firm Kleiner Perkins and former interim CEO at Reddit, has written about her decision to drop her appeal in her discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins. Pao...
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