Sentences with phrase «women in technology in»

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The blockchain technology space is particularly male dominated, with women making up just between 4 and 6 percent of people in the industry.

In a similar vein, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation showed that women - led private technology companies have a 35 percent higher return on investment than male - led ones.

Just because the number of women in technology - related fields has always been dramatically lower than that of men doesn't mean that things will stay that way.

But she's keen to emphasize that innovation is about more than just technology, citing the example of a local female entrepreneur in the construction industry who couldn't find workboots for women and started a company to manufacture them.

In the search for disruptive technologies and new ways to approach the same business issues, women are proving to be game - changers here in the ValleIn the search for disruptive technologies and new ways to approach the same business issues, women are proving to be game - changers here in the Vallein the Valley.

She has yet to find a one - on - one black woman mentor and notes that there's no national face for a black female in technology.

Still, Demirors thinks the survey data underestimates the actual number of women who invest in Bitcoin; after all, the blockchain technology behind Bitcoin keeps users pseudonymous, meaning the names and genders of investors are hidden (other than to the operators of certain digital currency exchanges).

Lena L. West was initially discouraged by the lack of black women in the tech field when she started XynoMedia Technology, a Yonkers, New York - based tech consulting firm for SMBs, in 1997.

Broadly, there tend to be more men in high - paying fields like technology, and more women in lower - paid ones such as education, creating much of the imbalance, said management consultant Steve Tobak, managing partner for Invisor Consulting in California.

An outspoken supporter of women in the technology space, she isn't afraid to say that quotas and regulations may be what's necessary to get women to equal levels within the sector, much as Title IX allowed her to receive a full scholarship to college.

The organization works with talented women breaking new ground in technology to transform the world and inspire change.

Additionally, technology allows women to have greater access to other women, who are the primary decision makers in household spending.

«A confluence of industry events has brought [the lack of women and minorities in technology] to the center stage, from the threats and harassment that have characterized the debate in the gaming world to the publication of hiring data and diversity statistics in the tech industry,» Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told the audience during his keynote address at CES.

That includes funding programs that teach STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to young people in underserved areas, collaborating with higher education institutions, investing in women and minority - owned companies and creating bolder hiring and retention incentives and programs to encourage diversity within Intel.

The field of AI has been criticized for its lack of women in prominent research roles at universities as well as at major technology companies.

Sandy Carter, a tech veteran and a founding board member of WITI (Women in Technology International), learned a valuable lesson when one of her mentors pointed out that she always ate lunch at her desk, missing out on valuable opportunities to build relationships and advance her career.

At the same time, Intel announced similar initiatives, such as its massive Diversity in Technology Initiative, which through a partnership with GirlsWhoCode is helping to provide more educational support to a greater number of young women.

It requires the focus and attention of companies and both men and women to actively encourage and support women in technology through long - term investments in education and mentorship initiatives, all while fostering an industry - wide culture of inclusion.

There's a more existential reason we need more women in technology leadership roles.

As the Founding Program Director of the WiTNY Initiative, she's a recognized leader in facilitating the participation of young girls and women in technology careers.

In a new interview with The Information, the ever - candid co-founder of Y Combinator had some pretty controversial things to say about women in technologIn a new interview with The Information, the ever - candid co-founder of Y Combinator had some pretty controversial things to say about women in technologin technology.

In 2011, a conversation at a monthly «ideas brunch» with Silicon Valley friends turned to the dearth of women in math - and - science careers and how to get girls interested in in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectIn 2011, a conversation at a monthly «ideas brunch» with Silicon Valley friends turned to the dearth of women in math - and - science careers and how to get girls interested in in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectin math - and - science careers and how to get girls interested in in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectin in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectin science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjects.

The acronym, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, is meant to bring awareness to the lack of women in these technical fields.

What's more, she's also using the day to teach her students about the lack of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.

The consultant and mentor explains why early - stage companies can't do it all on their own and why she doesn't think the lack of women in technology is a pipeline problem

Anne Wojcicki was raised to change things, not complain about them, whether what's bugging her is the state of American healthcare or the underrepresentation of women in technology jobs.

So it's really important that more women and girls have the opportunity to participate in technology, to learn how to code, create, and innovate.»

Bessant is ranked No. 1 on Institutional Investor magazine's annual Tech 50 list of financial technology leaders recognized for their achievements and innovation, and No. 3 among American Banker's «25 Most Powerful Women in Banking.»

The CrowdMed cofounder thinks women in the technology industry need to be take a cue from the men around them and be more arrogant and grandiose in their self - assessments.

Being a women in the male dominated technology industry isn't easy.

«We talked about tax, we talked about trade, we talked about infrastructure, we talked about women's issues... we talked about jobs in terms of training people in technology,» he said.

Another woman steeped in the issue is Megan Smith, the first female US Chief Technology Officer (CTO), who says, «So many Americans have the grit and creativity of a world - class entrepreneur, but they lack the resources — mentorship, networking, funding, training — to bring their ideas to fruition.»

«Women are Japan's great underused asset,» says Hitoshi Masusa, the former director of governmental and technology agency located in Tokyo.

Cards Against Humanity's intellectual expansion «Science Pack» has raised over $ 578,000 for The Science Ambassador Scholarship, a scholarship fund for U.S. - based women interested in studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM).

What attracted him to Kapor, in particular, is its emphasis on empowering minority communities: Between 2015 and 2017, the firm says it will have invested $ 40 million in startups that give women and people of color better access to technology and business opportunities.

«You've got to get more women in technology because those are the high - paying jobs.»

By using her startup's body - scanning technology app, women could, theoretically, get a bra fitting in the comfort of their own home as accurate as one from a seamstress.

Mobile phones can play a crucial role in empowering women through technology, according to Cherie Blair.

Gelman says the company will use the money to hire more employees, expand its physical footprint, invest in technology that will beef up its digital member portal, and more importantly, add a «scholarship program» for professional women who can't afford The Wing's rates.

The company is in the midst of a massive digitization effort, which means absorbing talent from another less - than - woman - friendly culture — technology — into the company's ecosystem.

Only time and much more research in larger groups of women will determine whether the new technology will be an effective option for older women who have had trouble conceiving.

The lawsuit has spotlighted gender imbalance in Silicon Valley venture capital and technology companies, where women are grossly underrepresented.

My mother blazed a trail for women during her career in technology and telecommunication.

Due to her reputation as a passionate woman executive in technology, Debbie is a sought after speaker and writer, having appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, CNBC, Huffington Post, FoxTV and more.

But with recent improvements in freezing technology, «social egg freezing» — preserving the eggs of a healthy woman so she can pursue a career or find a partner — is catching on.

A NETWORKING group for women working in the information technology sector will be launched in March.

Her passion for strengthening the roles women can play in each other's success grew from the twenty years she spent in technology, learning from some of the smartest leaders, clients, and colleagues imaginable.

From the non-profit sector come contributions from The National Center for Women & Information Technology NCWIT, which will be providing companies with the tools they need to retain women in their organizatWomen & Information Technology NCWIT, which will be providing companies with the tools they need to retain women in their organizatwomen in their organizations.

Rent the Runway, a website that lets women rent and return designer dresses for special events, raised $ 60 million in a series D round of financing led by Technology Crossover Ventures in December 2014.

She was co-founder of Innovent Systems in 1998, and has been listed on the National Diversity Council's Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology.