It was reported recently that Amazon shut down an AI-powered recruitment system because it discriminated against women. The system was designed to look at … Read more
The First Step to Creating an Equitable Company Culture Is Asking the Right Questions
I recently asked my Facebook friends, many of whom are in staffing, if they noticed that leaders in recruiting are disproportionately male. I explained … Read more
ACLU Charges Facebook, 10 Employers With Men Only Targeting
One of the most powerful marketing features of sites like Facebook is the ability to target messages to specific groups. If you’re selling roofing … Read more
ACLU Raises Gender Bias Charge Against Facebook’s Recruiting Tools to EEOC
The recruiting world should monitor the ACLU’s recent charges against Facebook alleging that its employment advertising discriminates against women and … Read more
Women Are Ready to Lead, So Put Them In
For the past few decades there’s been a lot of talk about how companies need to build a strong bench of female leaders to diversify C-suites and senior … Read more
Dice Survey on Tech Industry Finds Discrimination, Bias, Ageism Are Still Big Problems
This shouldn’t come as any great surprise: Dice’s new Diversity and Inclusion Report 2018 finds that discrimination and bias are still major problems … Read more
The Effects of Gender Disparity Ripple Through An Organization
Gender inequality takes many forms, the most obvious being the difference in earnings between men and women doing the same kind of work. Even where there … Read more
Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Baker In Wedding Cake Discrimination
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. However, the 7-2 decision sets no … Read more
Direct From Women in Tech: Here’s How to Attract and Retain Us
More than half of U.S.-based women in tech say their ideas are ignored in meetings until a man repeats them. Are you kidding me? More than half also say … Read more
If You Call Him ‘Mr.’ Then Call Me ‘Ms.’
In the eighties, I worked on a project that required me to travel with a team to a site where we had to sign in and wear badges. We went there about once … Read more