How one tech company promotes diversity and inclusion | #GHC16

Technology hasn’t always been the most diverse industry, and today it still needs more work, but progress has been made. More women are becoming engineers and programmers, and the landscape is shifting to compensate for the lack of equality.Dr. Rebecca Parsons, CTO at ThoughtWorks Inc., addressed this and other important issues regarding ThoughtWorks and the tech industry. Parsons talked with host Rebecca Knight (@knightrm) and guest host Tori Bedford (@tori_bedford), of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing about diversity and inclusion in the technology field.Making ProgressDr

Women in computing: Building diversity and careers in tech | #GHC16

As the importance of workforce diversity in technology continues to come to the attention of enterprises in all fields, long-standing institutions that have been championing those causes are gaining

The GroundTruth Project: Reporting on gender inequality in the online world | #GHC16

In August, The GroundTruth Project and theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media’s team, announced the three winners of their “Women in Tech” fellowship, which is awarded to up-and-coming female journalists interested in reporting on topics related to both gender and technology. As part of the fellowship, the three winners are reporting live from the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing event this week.To open today’s round of interviews on theCUBE, the three fellowship winners, Karis Hustad, reporter at Chicago Inno; Pooja Sivaraman, Women in Tech fellow; and Tori Bedford, associate producer at WGBH, spoke to Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), host of theCUBE, live from the George R

Doing the research on women in technology | #GHC16

Information matters. One of the problems with studying the issues and details of women in technology is that information about their experience is hard to find. While a great deal of data about the tech industry is available, almost all of it is genderless. That is, the source simply didn’t consider the idea that women work in technology. Correcting this false assumption is a necessary step toward gender equality.To gain some understanding of efforts to fix this problem, Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, visited the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference in Houston, TX

Death by a thousand cuts: Why are women dropping out of tech? | #GHC16

While many of us may think of the world of banking as staid and stuffy, Capital One is staying on the cutting edge of not only financial technology, but it’s also making investments in its technolog

Doing the research on women in technology | #GHC16

Information matters. One of the problems with studying the issues and details of women in technology is that information about their experience is hard to find. While a great deal of data about the te

Parallel University: Saying ‘yes, you can’ to undergrads studying advanced computing | #GHC16

Technology is usually considered a hyper-specialized field in education. It is usually considered unnecessary to inject advanced technological study anywhere it has not been certified as indispensable

We have liftoff: How NASA promotes diversity in STEM | #GHC16

Many companies have begin to address the issue of women in technology, but what about women in space? Is there diversity at NASA, and how is it recruiting talent?Mimi Valdes (@MimiValdes), execut

Could open-source coding ‘save the world’? | #GHC16

Open Source Day is one of the most popular events at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This year, a day-long open-source hackathon was devoted to participants developing open-source

TechTruth: Journalism’s changing role in a 24×7 world | #SVF #thecube

In a few short years, the main source of information has moved from newspapers “made of trees” to online media — Twitter, Facebook, blogs, you name it. What’s the current view of journalism, and where do we think it’s going?The TechTruth Women in Tech Fellows, from the GroundTruth Project — Karis Hustad, Pooja Sivaraman, and Tori Bedford — joined John Furrier (@furrier), co-host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during a broadcast of Silicon Valley Fridays, live from the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston, TX. The TechTruth fellows discussed journalism’s role in today’s society, including its impact on the U.S

How one networking company approaches diversity in technology | #GHC16

Diversity in technology is an important metric, but one that is often hard to come by. The technology landscape is changing, and with it comes a much stronger push for improved inclusion. But are companies measuring up?Felicia Mayo, VP of Global Talent Acquisition and Diversity at Juniper Networks Inc., answered this and other important questions regarding Juniper Networks’ efforts. Mayo talked with Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing about diversity and inclusion in technology.Crunching the numbersDiversity in technology is on the rise, but the starting point was already fairly low

GroundTruth Project: Recruiters need to bring their ‘A-Game’ to win top talent | #GHC16

As day one of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing came to a close, members of the GroundTruth Project, who spent the day reporting for theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media’s team, joi

TechTruth initiative covers the intersection of technology and social justice | #GuestOfTheWeek

This past August, The GroundTruth Project and SiliconANGLE Media’s theCUBE announced the winners of a new reporting fellowship for women in technology. This fellowship pilot program is the inaugura

Can mobile spread First World education to developing nations? | #GHC16

The internet has put almost limitless stores of information literally at people’s fingertips. Online encyclopedias, free college-level courses, massive open online courses and the like are making it possible to gain usable knowledge and skills without leaving home. With this said, why do such poor levels of education persist in some developing nations? Some say that the internet is not being adequately exploited to universalize education and that this needs to change.Amanda Gicharu-Kemoli, cofounder and leadership program director of Tech Republic Africa, said that affordability of devices in not the problem. She realized this through her previous work with Google in Kenya

Breaking down barriers: Making technology work for all communities | #GHC16

As the roles of data management and analysis, among other technologies, continue to expand across the spectrum of modern industries, the need for an adequate and engaged workforce is giving more of a platform to those organizations working to empower less fortunate communities with IT knowledge and skills.At this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Marissa Elena Yanez, PH.D., founder and CEO of Empoder, sat down with Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), co-host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, to talk about her company’s efforts to bring tech classes to communities that would otherwise have little access

Could open-source coding ‘save the world’? | #GHC16

Open Source Day is one of the most popular events at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This year, a day-long open-source hackathon was devoted to participants developing open-source projects for humanitarian causes.Neetu Jain, product manager at SoftLayer, an IBM Company, and Daniela Dorneanu, solution developer and product trainer at Appway, joined Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), co-host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Grace Hopper event to discuss the mission of Open Source Day and the goal of the hackathon for humanity.Using open source to solve humanitarian issuesKnight kicked off the conversation by asking about how the hackathon was organized

Breaking down barriers: Making technology work for all communities | #GHC16

As the roles of data management and analysis, among other technologies, continue to expand across the spectrum of modern industries, the need for an adequate and engaged workforce is giving more of a

How one networking company approaches diversity in technology | #GHC16

Diversity in technology is an important metric, but one that is often hard to come by. The technology landscape is changing, and with it comes a much stronger push for improved inclusion. But are comp

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: ‘Great opportunities’ and great challenges for women in tech

Women have made great strides working their way into technical positions at companies, but there’s still a very long way to go before they reach parity with men, especially in leadership positions.

LinkedIn’s goals for women in tech, young engineers | #GHC16

LinkedIn Corp. is often thought of as a tool for employers to find employees and vice versa, but it’s also a company working toward change in the market. Part of LinkedIn’s efforts include a Women

Death by a thousand cuts: Why are women dropping out of tech? | #GHC16

While many of us may think of the world of banking as staid and stuffy, Capital One is staying on the cutting edge of not only financial technology, but it’s also making investments in its technologists — especially women. The company is also doing its part to keep more women from dropping out of the tech field. It is focusing on the inclusion and empowerment of women in tech.Julie Elberfeld, SVP, Commercial Bank CIO at Capital One, joined Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), co-host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston, TX

Parallel University: Saying ‘yes, you can’ to undergrads studying advanced computing | #GHC16

Technology is usually considered a hyper-specialized field in education. It is usually considered unnecessary to inject advanced technological study anywhere it has not been certified as indispensable. But as the “high” in high tech inches even higher by the day, some say we need greater democratization of tech education to produce citizens and employees with skills to match.Suzanne Matthews, assistant professor of Computer Science at US Military Academy, spoke about her experiences raising the bar for her students

Why it’s good business to invest in women-run startups | #GHC16

Not only are women the dominant users of the fastest-growing mobile and social platforms, they make or influence 85 percent of all consumer purchases. Keeping this in mind, BBG Ventures invests only i

The rise of women in the STEM workforce | #GHC16

While the widespread availability of support programs for building a female presence in the STEM workforces is a comparatively recent emergence, the importance of women in these fields naturally dates

Could a wonky fintech tool bring world peace, or at least prosperity? | #GHC16

When folks in Silicon Valley talk about how technology can change the world, it is not usually assumed that they are talking about affecting social or political change. But why not? The ways in which technology can disrupt systems don’t have to end with things like ride sharing and room rentals. Some now say that the right technology at the right time in the right hands could click into place and change the fates of nations. Moreover, just such a technology is already here.Isabelle Moulinier, director of Product Innovation at Thomson Reuters, is doing research into blockchain and says its promise is far reaching

Why it’s good business to invest in women-run startups | #GHC16

Not only are women the dominant users of the fastest-growing mobile and social platforms, they make or influence 85 percent of all consumer purchases. Keeping this in mind, BBG Ventures invests only in visionary, entrepreneurial companies that have at least one female founder.Nisha Dua, partner at BBG Ventures and founder of #BUILTBYGIRLS, joined Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, and guest host Karis Hustad, TechTruth fellow and reporter at Chicago Inno, during the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston, TX

Creating a culture of women in technology at Grace Hopper event | #GHC16

Representation in a field runs deeper than a simple matter of numbers. Those who are under-represented must deal with issues of perception, social climate and a certain loneliness that makes them relu

Women in tech tips: Take risks, don’t get too comfortable | #GHC16

When it comes to the role of women in technology, it's helpful to speak with a woman who has been very successful in the field, and to get her impressions of how we can improve the working lives of wo

How are creators tweaking technology to get every player in the game? | #GHC16

Technology applications can stand or fall on the facility of the user interface. Some household names like Google rose to the top of the heap largely because they were just one or two clicks easier to use than competitors. Video and virtual reality games must focus on user interaction even more obsessively. Increasingly, creators strive to make gaming a seamless experience for diverse individual users.Adina Shanholtz, technical evangelist at Microsoft, said that tweaks to settings in games can allow a greater number of people to enjoy games

How Stanford is empowering women in the data science field | #GHC16

Data science is a field that women have not traditionally gravitated toward, and as a result the field is unintentionally dominated by men. In response, Stanford University began the “Women in Data Science” program, which aims to foster interest and professional participation by women in not only data science, but also in engineering and computer science as a whole

Women in tech tips: Take risks, don’t get too comfortable | #GHC16

When it comes to the role of women in technology, it’s helpful to speak with a woman who has been very successful in the field, and to get her impressions of how we can improve the working lives of women and, by extension, men as well.Anna Patterson, vice president of engineering for artificial intelligence at Google and winner of the ABIE Technical Leadership Award, joined Rebecca Knight (@knightrm) and John Furrier (@furrier), co-hosts of theCUBE from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. She talked about how she helps her employees to grow and the role of women in technology

TechTruth initiative covers the intersection of technology and social justice | #GuestOfTheWeek

This past August, The GroundTruth Project and SiliconANGLE Media’s theCUBE announced the winners of a new reporting fellowship for women in technology. This fellowship pilot program is the inaugura

LinkedIn’s goals for women in tech, young engineers | #GHC16

LinkedIn Corp. is often thought of as a tool for employers to find employees and vice versa, but it’s also a company working toward change in the market. Part of LinkedIn’s efforts include a Women in Tech Initiative, a fully funded and supported program is led by two top-level professionals at LinkedIn — Erica Lockheimer and Sarah Clatterbuck are paid to spend 20 percent of their time on the project.The program helps with efforts to introduce women to tech fields and support those already working in the field. “We designed the program based on how we got where we are and brought professional coaches in

How one tech company promotes diversity and inclusion | #GHC16

Technology hasn't always been the most diverse industry, and today it still needs more work, but progress has been made. More women are becoming engineers and programmers, and the landscape is shifti

How GoDaddy removes glass ceilings | #GHC16

In the past, GoDaddy was known for racy advertising showcasing scantily clad women, a tactic that was targeted toward what was perceived as a male-dominated online world. In the past few years, however, the company has worked hard at creating a fully inclusive work environment, as well as overhauling its advertising to target an increasingly diverse customer base

The politics of proactive cybersecurity | #GHC16

Just in the past few days, the media has been filled with stories of hacked emails and serious threats to national cybersecurity. Endgame Inc. is taking a proactive approach to protecting the sensitive and valuable data of its customers by not only implementing defensive countermeasures and deterrents, but by taking offensive measures as well, all within the framework of what are often a vague and sometimes non-existent geopolitical guidelines

The politics of proactive cybersecurity | #GHC16

Just in the past few days, the media has been filled with stories of hacked emails and serious threats to national cybersecurity. Endgame Inc. is taking a proactive approach to protecting the sensi

We have liftoff: How NASA promotes diversity in STEM | #GHC16

Many companies have begin to address the issue of women in technology, but what about women in space? Is there diversity at NASA, and how is it recruiting talent?Mimi Valdes (@MimiValdes), executive producer at Hidden Figures; Dr. Jeanette Epps, astronaut at NASA’s Johnson Space Center; and Christina Deoja, electrical engineer at NASA, addressed these and other important issues regarding diversity in STEM. Valdes, Epps and Deoja talked with Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing about women in NASA and diversity in STEM

How Stanford is empowering women in the data science field | #GHC16

Data science is a field that women have not traditionally gravitated toward, and as a result the field is unintentionally dominated by men. In response, Stanford University began the "Women in Data

Women in computing: Building diversity and careers in tech | #GHC16

As the importance of workforce diversity in technology continues to come to the attention of enterprises in all fields, long-standing institutions that have been championing those causes are gaining more of a platform for their efforts to be heard.At the 2016 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Telle Whitney, CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, sat down with Jeff Frick (@JeffFrick) and Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), co-hosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, to talk about the conference’s growth and the importance of careful career path development

Could a wonky fintech tool bring world peace, or at least prosperity? | #GHC16

When folks in Silicon Valley talk about how technology can change the world, it is not usually assumed that they are talking about affecting social or political change. But why not? The ways in which

TechTruth: Journalism’s changing role in a 24×7 world | #SVF #thecube

In a few short years, the main source of information has moved from newspapers “made of trees” to online media — Twitter, Facebook, blogs, you name it. What’s the current view of journalism, a

How are creators tweaking technology to get every player in the game? | #GHC16

Technology applications can stand or fall on the facility of the user interface. Some household names like Google rose to the top of the heap largely because they were just one or two clicks easier to

How GoDaddy removes glass ceilings | #GHC16

In the past, GoDaddy was known for racy advertising showcasing scantily clad women, a tactic that was targeted toward what was perceived as a male-dominated online world. In the past few years, howe

TechTruth initiative covers the intersection of technology and social justice | #GuestOfTheWeek

This past August, The GroundTruth Project and SiliconANGLE Media’s theCUBE announced the winners of a new reporting fellowship for women in technology. This fellowship pilot program is the inaugural effort for the TechTruth initiative, which aims to train and support a new generation of journalists to cover the intersection of technology and social justice.Three fellows and two junior fellows earned a month-long fellowship that focused on training at GroundTruth’s headquarters at WGBH in Boston, as well as the opportunity to report on theCUBE during the 2016 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston

With great coding power comes new records for women in tech | #GHC16

If you’ve ever wanted to break a Guinness World Record, now is a great time to be in Houston, Texas. Tomorrow, for eight hours, there will be an attempt to break the record of most people programmin

CS + x = Industry IT: Could this mixed major movement solve ‘industry tech’ equation? | #GHC16

Talking to industry analysts and technology workers, the question of industry-specific IT comes up a lot — industry cloud or industry analytics, for instance. Health insurance companies desire plug-and-play technology built for their models, their problems, their goals — not for the fashion or restaurant industries. Right now, few companies can deliver this type of IT, but a “fusing” trend in computer science education bodes well for its future

The challenge of visibility for women tech role models | #GHC16

People follow what they see. One of the problems with introducing women to the tech and business fields is they have few role models to inspire them. This isn’t because such role models don’t exis

Creating a culture of women in technology at Grace Hopper event | #GHC16

Representation in a field runs deeper than a simple matter of numbers. Those who are under-represented must deal with issues of perception, social climate and a certain loneliness that makes them reluctant to express themselves to their peers. Culture is a vital part of any workplace experience. Those locked outside the prevailing culture by gender, race or beliefs can’t perform at their highest potential.To understand this effect of culture on women in the tech field, John Furrier (@furrier) and Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), co-hosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, visited the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference in Houston, TX

Where do introverts fit into women in tech? | #GHC16

In business or societal settings, there can be a clash in temperaments between introverts, who are hesitant to speak up, and the extroverts, who can easily overwhelm the dialogue. While both styles ha

The challenge of visibility for women tech role models | #GHC16

People follow what they see. One of the problems with introducing women to the tech and business fields is they have few role models to inspire them. This isn’t because such role models don’t exist; there have been many successful women. Rather, media tends to focus on the male experience. Countering this collective bias is a real and necessary challenge.To gain some insight on media from a woman’s focus, host Rebecca Knight (@knightrm) and guest host Pooja Sivaraman (@poojasiv), with theCUBE and the SiliconANGLE Media team, visited the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference in Houston, TX

With great coding power comes new records for women in tech | #GHC16

If you’ve ever wanted to break a Guinness World Record, now is a great time to be in Houston, Texas. Tomorrow, for eight hours, there will be an attempt to break the record of most people programming, and they will need more than 1,000 people to participate. What better place to try and beat a record than at a conference designed to celebrate women in computing?“There are more and more women in technology, and we want to encourage that,” said Stella Goulet, CMO of Avanade Inc. With inclusion and diversity, you come up with great ideas, resulting in better solutions for the clients, she added.Goulet was joined by Stephen Kelly, EVP and chief human resources and leadership officer at Avanade

GroundTruth Project: Recruiters need to bring their ‘A-Game’ to win top talent | #GHC16

As day one of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing came to a close, members of the GroundTruth Project, who spent the day reporting for theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media’s team, joined host Rebecca Knight (@knightrm) to speak about their takeaways of the day.Tori Bedford, associate producer at WGBH; Karis Hustad, reporter at Chicago Inno; and Pooja Sivaraman Women in Tech fellow, each covered various topics at the conference and recounted what they learned while scouring the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX, for people to interview

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: ‘Great opportunities’ and great challenges for women in tech

Women have made great strides working their way into technical positions at companies, but there’s still a very long way to go before they reach parity with men, especially in leadership positions.All that will surprise no one, but breakthrough executives such as IBM Corp. Chief Executive Ginni Rometty (above) shared a raft of anecdotes and advice today on how women can actually change the situation, as they kicked off the Anita Borg Institute’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston

Can mobile spread First World education to developing nations? | #GHC16

The internet has put almost limitless stores of information literally at people's fingertips. Online encyclopedias, free college-level courses, massive open online courses and the like are making it p

The rise of women in the STEM workforce | #GHC16

While the widespread availability of support programs for building a female presence in the STEM workforces is a comparatively recent emergence, the importance of women in these fields naturally dates back as far as the fields themselves.At this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Susie Armstrong, SVP of Engineering at Qualcomm Inc., sat down with Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, to talk about her time in the STEM business, some of her early inspirations and the work she’s involved with at Qualcomm to encourage more women to follow a similar path

CS + x = Industry IT: Could this mixed major movement solve ‘industry tech’ equation? | #GHC16

Talking to industry analysts and technology workers, the question of industry-specific IT comes up a lot -- industry cloud or industry analytics, for instance. Health insurance companies desire plug-a

Two high school students explore the tech industry landscape | #GHC16

The tech industry is growing at a rapid pace, and it is also becoming more popular with students at the high school level. How do these young students see themselves in the industry, and what perspectives are they taking away? The GroundTruth Project and theCUBE’s “Women in Tech” Fellowship project appointed two Junior Fellows to explore these questions and other important questions regarding technology and the gender gap.Junior Fellows Alicia Mies and Peter Maroulis talked with Rebecca Knight (@knightrm), host of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing about journalism and women in computing