Articles associated with topic: equality
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Gender Pay Gap: Addressing It Through Transparency
In April 2017, the UK implemented a new law requiring organizations with more than 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data and share it with the government. Since implementing the law,… -
Internship Experiences: Negative for a Third of Women in Tech
Not every internship experience is a positive one, according to a recent survey from Girls Who Code, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching coding to middle- and high-school girls. Specifically, Girls… -
Ageism in Technology Hiring: Can A.I. Stop It for Good?
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about how artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning might make it even harder for older technologists to land a new job. But what if these emerging techn… -
Job Search Tips for Baby Boomers in Tech
For anyone over 50 (i.e., the Baby Boomers), the depressing reality is that a job search will likely prove significantly more challenging than for younger people. No matter what anyone says, agei… -
How to Achieve the Perfect Work-Life Balance
Capital One's Arthur Deane Tells Us How to Prioritize Work-Life Integration Working from home seemed like the perfect solution to achieving a work-life balance. Without having to commute – or let…Sponsored -
4 Reasons to Employ Older Developers
Despite legislation making it overtly illegal, ageism persists in the technology industry. The fear is particularly acute because of fears that automation and A.I. will erode the overall number o… -
Diversity Struggles Still Real at Google, Other Tech Giants
The major tech companies make a lot of noise about their efforts to diversify their employee ranks. But how are these diversity efforts actually paying off? According to a new breakdown from Wire… -
How A.I. Could Enable Ageism, Discrimination in Hiring
Could artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning make ageism in tech—already a widely recognized problem—even worse? That’s an issue that companies of all sizes will have to confront as… -
Google Employee Document Details Harassment, Intimidation
A handful of Google employees have written a document detailing sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation within the search-engine giant. While the existence of this document was previous… -
Gen-Z Employees Need Weekly Check-Ins to Be Happy at Work: Study
A new study from 15Five shows younger employees thrive on weekly check-ins and a close working relationship with management: 90 percent reportedly do their best work when the company “supports th… -
Cost Cutting: Which Tech Companies Are Slicing Away?
Are tech companies strategically cost-cutting, perhaps in anticipation of a recession? It seems so, according to a recent (anonymous) survey of tech professionals by Blind. Although Blind’s surve… -
The Evolution of Work: The Hybrid Model
There’s no debate. The pandemic has caused a reimagination of the global workforce. This has required business leaders across the world to reconsider their workplace and remote working environmen…Sponsored