It was meant to be a week for women in tech—but this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration was swamped by men who gate-crashed the event in search of lucrative tech jobs. The annual conference and career fair aimed at women and non-binary tech workers, which takes its name from a pioneering …
Read More »Pay Transparency Is Sweeping Across the US
Applying for a new job is always a venture into the unknown, but when it comes to the pay on offer, that uncertainty is lessening. Salary disclosure in US job ads appears to now be the norm. New data from job marketplace Indeed shows that as of August more than …
Read More »Pinterest’s New Algorithms Want You to See Every Body Type
When fashion influencer Natalie Craig recently searched Pinterest for skorts and cargo pants, she noticed something different from her past explorations on the service: Women who looked like her were sprinkled among the results—and without adding qualifiers like “plus size” to her query. “I’m 5'2" and a size 20, so …
Read More »Grindr’s Return-to-Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech
Many bosses have demanded, requested, or wheedled their staff to return to the office over the past year, often to minimal effect. The CEO of LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr delivered an abrupt return-to-office ultimatum—and gutted the company’s staff. Last month, Grindr gave its all-remote staff two weeks to pledge to …
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