Diversity
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Female-founded startups landed more deals globally in 2019 than ever before
We all know the disruptive stories of female-founded startups like Glossier and ezCater. And we also know how those success…
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Inside the effort to turn startups into zebras, not unicorns
The priorities of venture capitalists don’t always align with those of startup founders and their workers. That’s why we’ve started…
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Apple Stores to host over 5,000 female-focused sessions in March for International Women’s Day
Apple is celebrating International Women’s Day with a full month of events across its retail stores, App Store and other…
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The rise of the winged pink unicorn
Claire Diaz-Ortiz Contributor Claire Diaz-Ortiz is an angel investor and bestselling author of nine books that have been published in…
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Goldman Sachs says it won’t take startups public without at least one ‘diverse’ director, but it could have gone further
Some of the biggest banks in the United States are among the most powerful institutions in the world. But like…
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The year of the gig worker uprising
2019 was a momentous year for gig workers. While the likes of Uber, Lyft, Instacart and DoorDash rely on these…
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Sex tech startups band together to protest Facebook’s ad policies
There’s a double standard when it comes to the sexualities of men versus women, trans and gender non-conforming folks. Unbound…
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Sextech company scorned by CES scores $2M and an apology
Lora DiCarlo, a startup coupling robotics and sexual health, has $2 million to shove in the Consumer Electronics Show’s face.…
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Google found it paid men less than women for the same job
The story we’re used to hearing is that women get paid less than men. In Google’s case, according to its…
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Oracle allegedly withheld $400 million in wages from underrepresented employees
Oracle has allegedly withheld $400 million in wages from racially underrepresented workers (black, Latinx and Asian) as well as women, the U.S.…
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