Amazon scrubbed a reference to workforce diversity from its annual 10-K report this morning, reflecting a broader corporate retreat from diversity and inclusion practices amid changing political winds. Under a… Read More
As President Trump issues directives to scuttle every federal government initiative that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion, tech giants and other businesses across the Pacific Northwest are charting their own… Read More
Microsoft’s newly released Diversity and Inclusion Report shows some of its biggest gains yet in Black and African American as well as Hispanic and Latinx employee numbers. Women working for… Read More
The news: Seattle startup Included raised a $1.9 million pre-seed round from FlyingFish, SignalFire and Ascend. Putting data in DEI: In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, companies nationwide pledged to better… Read More
In the wake of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter’s call to action, tech giant Microsoft in 2020 offered a suite of initiatives to boost its support of… Read More
A new report details extensive gender and racial inequities in Washington state’s technology workforce, and makes a series of recommendations to address them. Among the recommendations: creating state-supported worker-owned co-ops for… Read More
Almost a year after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a pledge to step up its game in fighting racial injustice, the company has released a report sharing its progress. The… Read More
Today’s featured stories Amazon criticized for ending warehouse bonuses and stock awards in shift to $15/hour wage Nintendo plans new Switch hardware for 2019 release, report says Silicon Valley VC… Read More