LPFI Visits CBC Tech Delegation – Diversity in Silicon Valley
LPFI joined a roundtable discussion on August 4th at Bloomberg’s west coast tech hub with members of the CBC: Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC); Congresswoman Barbara Lee... Read More
Diverse Students Leverage Tech to Tackles Social Justice Issues During LPFI Hackathon
Finalist Pitches and Award Ceremony August 23rd, 2015 1:30pm – 3:30pm Twilio Headquarters, 645 Harrison St, San Francisco CA Press RSVP Required at Derek@www.smash.org On August 22nd and 23rd, the... Read More
CAN INTEL SOLVE TECH’S DIVERSITY PROBLEM?
Standing before a large crowd at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in January, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich laid out the company’s plan to change the future of... Read More
Ben Jealous and Al Gore Honor Freada Kapor at Tech Diversity Forum
At the recent Fairness Matters Forum hosted by The Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI), founder Freada Kapor Klein was recognized as “the moral center of... Read More
THE KAPORS ARE A TECH POWER COUPLE TO THE POWERLESS
“One of the factors creating this perfect storm is the amassed evidence on hidden bias,” says tech pioneer Mitch Kapor, 64, who doesn’t think blatant... Read More
A tree shaker and a jelly maker try to fix tech
Two civil rights leaders – one old-school, the other half his age – are attempting to tackle Silicon Valley’s diversity problem with different tactics. Former NAACP head Ben... Read More
Challenge to tech companies: Join 10,000 Innovators Fund
Dear Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter and other top technology companies: Over the past six months, many of you revealed that the percentage of underrepresented minority employees... Read More
Diversity Data Shows Need to Focus on Women of Color
The floodgates holding back the tech industry’s dismal diversity data are now wide open. First Google, then LinkedIn and Yahoo, and now Facebook have soaked Silicon... Read More
Lack of diversity could undercut Silicon Valley
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The technology industry’s predominantly white and Asian male workforce is in danger of losing touch with the diverse nation — and... Read More
Summer Programs Aim to Hack Tech’s Diversity Problem
Some kids spend their summer hanging by the pool. Others study up to solve the diversity problem in America’s tech industry. Across the country, summer programs are... Read More