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How white women in tech can harness their privilege to help create diversity

For starters, focusing on “women” as a category is reductionist and counterproductive.

Data science is creating a tidal wave of opportunity for women to get into executive leadership

Gone are the days of trashing a female exec for her “leadership skills” without taking a closer look at her personal and financial-performance metrics.

It’s 2016, so why is Super Mario still rescuing a cake-baking princess?

Balancing nostalgia and changing gender norms is tough but not impossible.

Jack Dorsey has done a good job of hiring women into positions of power

Eighty percent of Square reports to five women.

How to solve for the lack of women in technology

Why is the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. — which is predicted to provide more job opportunities than all other professional sectors — still failing to attract and retain women?

Code, girl! Setting my own bar prepared me for an unexpected Silicon Valley career.

Becoming an expert in the male-dominated fields of virtualization and cloud was a surprise even to me.

These women sent a generation of astronauts into space. Now Hollywood is telling their story.

“Hidden Figures” tells the story of mathematician Katherine Johnson and the other black women from NASA’s early days.

What my daughters learned at summer coding camp

They love collaboration and, above all, they are very fast learners when they see what technology can do for them.

Qualcomm has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle sex discrimination claims

The deal, which still needs court approval, requires changes to the company’s policies and procedures.

The new female emojis are our friends

Representation matters when it comes to gender. And of course it does not stop there, or with emojis.

'We will not be silenced': Filibuster-famous Wendy Davis says women must speak up to fight sexism

"They win when we leave the conversation."

HoloLens, Age-Guessing Computer Offer Nerdy Fun at Microsoft's Build Developer Conference

While the developer conference was mostly business, there was fun to be had, if you knew where to look.

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

"Shame on the rest of the press media."

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.

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.

Seven Lies Women Entrepreneurs Need to Stop Believing

Live by these words instead: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.”

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

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

Lena Dunham Adores Instagram, Still Stays off Twitter

It's a love fest with Instagram's CEO.

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?"

The 26%: Twitter Engineer Says Tech's Gender Gap Is Tech's Fault (Video)

"The problem isn't with women. The problem is with tech."

The 26%: Google X Roboticist Speaks Out on Tech's Gender Crisis (Video)

Introducing Re/code's new video series, “The 26%."

Jessica Alba's Honest Company Gets Behind Girls Who Code, Hosts Summer Program

Eighty young women participated in Girls Who Code's first summer immersion program in greater LA.

'Speaking Up Didn't Fix a Damn Thing': Xoogler Rails at Search Giant on Diversity

The former techie behind the salary transparency spreadsheet offers another scathing series of tweets.

What to Expect When You're Expecting Code (Video)

Here are the themes Kara and Walt plan to explore with this year's speakers.

Bruce Jenner Interview Serves as 'Ellen' Moment for Transgender Movement

It's been a big year for transgender awareness.

The Discrimination Double Standard

In Silicon Valley, it’s convenient to pivot to another new issue so you can regain your sense of moral superiority.

The Real Precedent in the Ellen Pao Case Happened Out of Court

At times it was like we were all in a living "Lean In" book club together.

The Most Dangerous Meme in the Pao/Kleiner Trial: 'Now, No One Will Hire Women'

The most insidious whispering around the KP trial.