Women in Tech
Taking Strides Toward Gender Diversity in the Tech World
As engineer Susan J. Fowler’s viral account of her year at Uber underlined, a lack of gender diversity and faulty HR policies can lead to a vastly flawed corporate culture. Correcting imbalance and combating unacceptable behaviour are the responsibility of everyone in the tech industry, and women are taking the lead.
February 27, 2017Propelling Tech Industry Success For Women: The Right Funders and the Right Insights
The discussion around funding women entrepreneurs is growing more active by the day. One thing is clear: driven women entrepreneurs aren’t willing to accept a funding system that favours male founders out of familiarity and prejudice.
January 24, 2017The Millennial-Startup Equation That’s Drawing Investors In
The undeniable business case for startups delivering products and services that speak to the millennial consumer segment is getting stronger by the year.
December 21, 2016Three Startups That Raised Millions by Targeting Millennials
Savvy startups targeting millenials have recently achieved highly successful funding rounds, thanks to their early success.
December 13, 2016Developers’ Job Guide: Smart Contracts and Blockchain
Take your software development skills to the blockchain and get involved in the community.
October 3, 2016WSJ: Facebook’s “Diversity Hire” Effort Fails
Incentives for in-house recruiters to bring in “diversity hires” hasn’t led to offers, says Wall Street Journal.
August 17, 2016Survey Shows Harassment Still a Factor for Women in Tech
A total of 63 percent of people surveyed on Twitter say they have seen harassment in their workplace.
August 16, 2016VIDEO: New BMO Fund Tracks Female-Led Companies
Women in Leadership fund tracks companies with a female CEO and/or with women making up 25% of the board.
July 22, 2016Women in Tech on Twitter: Fear, Loathing, and Support
Women in the technology sector are using Twitter to share fear and vent, according to analysis by the TechPORTFOLIO team with the IBM Watson Tone Analyzer.
June 30, 2016Tech Startup Ecosystems Missing Out On Diversity
It’s unfortunate the lack of women in progressive and disruptive industries, like the startup tech world, is still a topic for discussion in 2016. Yet, here we are.
June 27, 2016Toronto Culture Best Worldwide for Female Entrepreneurs
While ranking first for female-friendly tech cultures, Toronto took sixth in the world overall for women in tech, according to the Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index.
June 23, 2016How Vubble Got Its Groove
Entrepreneurs Tessa Sproule and Katie MacGuire run Vubble, a video content marketing company that helps brands build audiences on digital platforms.
June 20, 2016Are You a Woman Working in Tech? Take Our Survey
As part of our month-long series about women in the tech startup sector, we’re polling our readers about what is actually happening on the ground.
June 15, 2016Tech’s Gender Problem Means Money Lost
Female entrepreneurs generate 20 percent greater revenue than their male counterparts, while receiving 50 percent less VC funding.
June 13, 2016Nudge VP on How Small Companies Offer Big Opportunities in Tech
Andrea Corey credits a good program at Queen’s University, the small engineering company where she first worked, and some supportive peers for her success to date in the tech industry.
June 7, 2016How Code Breaking Inspired Shopify Lead to a Dev Career
After reading a book about WWII codebreakers called Cryptonomicon, Julie Haché “decided to play around with her laptop and I managed to recompile my first kernel. That was the moment that I got hooked. I knew I needed to learn more about this whole world.”
June 1, 2016Progress for Women in Canada Doesn’t Show up in Tech
Less than 15 percent of venture capitalists in Canada are women. Meanwhile, women hold one-third of senior management positions overall in Canada. In a country where the prime minister has made a concerted effort to equalize the genders in his cabinet, the continued gender imbalance in tech stands out.
June 1, 2016Numbers Still Don’t Add Up for Women in Tech
In tech, men dominate from cubicle to boardroom to podium despite findings from multiple studies showing better financial performance among more gender-balanced companies. If any industry should respond to studies like these, it’s the data-driven tech sector. But the shift is still not happening enough.
June 1, 2016