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Let Samantha Bee show you how to hire more women

"It's not like we've solved the diversity problem, but we do need to kind of keep the needle pushing forward."

Ellen Pao launches advocacy group to improve diversity in the tech industry

Project Include will focus on providing information on making hiring more inclusive, improving retention and examining bias in the workplace.

Georgia Governor Vetoes Anti-LGBT Bill After Pressure From Salesforce's Benioff and Others

For the second time, economic pressure from Salesforce and others forces a state to walk back anti-LGBT legislation.

Silicon Valley's Homogeneous 'Rich Douchebags' Won't Win Forever, Says Investor Chamath Palihapitiya

"Startups copy what good companies do because they think it contributes to success. ... If you’re going to copy, copy the really important stuff like a diverse workforce."

ESPN's John Skipper Calls the Plays on Digital Content, eSports and Diversity

The cable sports network's quarterback comes to the Code/Media stage.

ESPN Boss John Skipper: There Are Not Enough Black People in Media (Video)

"Shame on the rest of the press media."

Job Fair, Tech Training Programs Aim to Boost Silicon Valley Diversity

A pair of Bay Area programs look to give people from underrepresented groups new pathways into the tech industry.

Escaping the Restaurant Industry's Motherhood Trap

How paid parental leave could solve the culinary gender gap.

There's No Formula for Gender Diversity in the Workplace

Start that conversation today. Don’t wait until tomorrow when they’re on their way out.

Sixty Percent of Women in Tech Say They've Been Sexually Harassed

"Each woman I talked to had some set of stories they wanted to share. The guys didn’t."

Tech Women of Color Help Change the Stock-Photo Game

"If you can't see it, you can't be it," says Christina Morillo, VP of technology and information risk at Morgan Stanley.

Pinterest Hires Its First Diversity Head to Get More Women, Minorities on Board

Pinterest wants to be less white, less male.

Five Ways Tech Can Encourage Diversity

We can improve.

Twitter Just Hired a White Man to Oversee Employee Diversity

As the former manager of journalism and news at Twitter and someone who fought for internal diversity, I am dismayed.

Google CEO Says 'We Must Support' Muslims in Wake of Trump's Talk of Ban

"The open-mindedness, tolerance, and acceptance of new Americans is one of the country’s greatest strengths," he wrote.

Hacking the State of Pay in Silicon Valley

What will it take to make the number on women’s paychecks bigger? Nothing short of white-hat hacking, I fear.

'Re/code Decode': Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Is Starting a New Company in the Spring

"I don’t want to do something that I've done before."

Ellen Pao on Gender Bias in Tech: It's Improving ... Slowly

In the Lenny Letter, Pao explains why "just ignore it" doesn't help.

Twitter Plans to Turn Over Its Board, Add More Diversity

Twitter's board wont look like Twitter's board for long.

Twitter Engineering Lead Alex Roetter Apologizes for Diversity Issues: 'We Have Blind Spots'

Twitter responded to a former employee's criticism Thursday night.

Why Diversity Is Difficult

Twitter as a platform has empowered underserved and underrepresented people. But for some at Twitter, diversity is an obstruction to avoid.

Former Twitter Manager Blasts Company Over Diversity Problem

"There was very little diversity in thought and almost no diversity in action."

Watch the Full 'Re/code Decode' Interview With White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett (Video)

Jarrett talks gun control, diversity in tech and more.

Google CFO Ruth Porat Thinks Student Lending Is the Biggest Economic Issue Tech Isn't Tackling

Porat also talked financial crisis, Alphabet transition and diversity in tech.

White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, TV Streaming and Twitter

Valerie Jarrett is one of President Obama’s most trusted confidants, and by extension one of the most powerful people in Washington. She talks with Kara Swisher about the tech industry, gun control, Congress and more. Later, Walt Mossberg talks...

Apple Diversifies Board, Elects Former Boeing Executive

The Rev. Jesse Jackson said he is "delighted, but not surprised" by the appointment of the black executive.

The 26%: Facebook's Mary Lou Jepsen Says Tech Is Hostile to Women (Video)

Why do so many senior women leave tech?

Twitter Bias: We Listen When Men Talk Tech and Women Talk Diversity

I selected 100 men and 100 women in tech, and analyzed their tweets over an eight-week period.

The 26%: Detroit Water Project Co-Founder on the Challenges Black Women Face in Tech (Video)

What if you're the only woman in the room -- and the only person of color, too?

The 26%: Leading Roboticist Highlights Glass Ceilings, Blatant Misogyny in Tech (Video)

"They're not going to move out of the way, but why should I stop going?"

Cloud HR Company Namely Adds a CFO and CTO

Half of its executive team and two of its three C-level execs are women.

Twitter Sets Measurable Hiring Goals for Women and Minorities

Twitter is publicly sharing its hiring goals for the next year.