News & Views Twitter to keep us posted on diversity drive After releasing its internal diversity figures for the first time last year, Twitter has taken another step and publicly stated its targets to improve those numbers.
News & Views CopyConnect the star of AWShine Julia Clavien’s team were the last to form and last to pitch, but eventually finished the AWShine Diversity Hack in first place.
News & Views Code Club helps teachers get with the program Teachers are the real heroes of the coding in school movement and need to be given more support, Code Club national program manager Kelly Tagalan says.
News & Views Labor has $4.5 million to put into code of equality Labor wants to encourage young Australians, especially young women, to learn the “language of the future”, announcing it will be bringing $4.
News & Views “Speak up”: Ellen Pao’s message to women and minorities in tech Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has some simple advice to combat sexism and discrimination in the tech industry: “speak up”.
News & Views How Envato improved its gender diversity: “Set the right example right from the top” Working towards gender equality in a startup needs to be a core focus throughout the entire team to ensure any progress is made, Envato co-founder Cyan Ta’eed says.
News & Views Time to stop being “half-hearted” about diversity in tech, report says The upcoming innovation statement needs to focus on improving gender diversity in tech or it’ll be a “half-hearted” effort, Australian Computer Society President Brenda Aynsley says.
News & Views Uber introduces new safety features for passengers Controversial ridesharing app Uber has introduced two new safety features to bolster confidence and security for its users.
News & Views “The elephant in Silicon Valley”: New study shines light on sexism and harassment in the startup world A new study shone a spotlight on women in tech’s stories of sexual harassment, discrimination and exclusion in the startup world.
News & Views Victoria’s independent startup body announces its board, with women outnumbering men The board for Victoria’s independent body representing startups is the first in the Australian innovation sector to have women outnumbering men, minister for small business, innovation and trade Philip Dalidakis says.
News & Views All too achievable: “It’s bullshit that other conferences claim it’s hard to get to gender parity” For the organisers of Melbourne tech conference Above All Human, getting an equal gender split in its speakers wasn’t a great achievement.
News & Views How one woman moved from startup land to big corporate and back again Jane Martino is about to take a leap into the great startup unknown – again.