AWS launches Skills Center in Seattle, boosts efforts to give free cloud training to 29M people Amazon on Thursday is opening the doors to its first Amazon Web Services Skills Center in downtown Seattle. The 8,000-square-foot… Read More
Microsoft, LinkedIn roll out more initiatives to help people build their skills and find jobs More than 30 million people worldwide have used free, online learning courses from Microsoft and its LinkedIn and GitHub subsidiaries… Read More
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Advancing Women in Product expands to Seattle to provide new resources and role models When Advancing Women in Product co-founder and CEO Nancy Wang was first starting to work in product management, she didn’t have… Read More
TLDR: UW lecturer on ‘Why Women Don’t Code,’ Airbnb in Seattle, thousands line up for Shake Shack Today’s featured stories University of Washington lecturer’s essay on ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ stirs controversy Airbnb opens big new Seattle… Read More
‘The pipeline’ isn’t causing tech’s diversity problem: The workplace is, and here are 3 ways to fix it For tech organizations trying to diversify, there’s an obvious go-to: invest in a more diverse pipeline. “For me, and I… Read More
Seattle dad aims to bring African American and Latino boys into tech, with inspiration from sports When Eric Osborne took the mic at a recent tech conference, it was clear that he wasn’t going to deliver… Read More
If you’re a minority in technology, your own success is a form of social activism, says tech investor If you’re a minority in the tech world — whether it’s your gender, race, ethnicity, sexual identity or a combination… Read More
Inside the F Bomb Breakfast Club, a space for Seattle’s badass female founders It’s before dawn on the first Friday of January. A steady trickle of women climb the stairs to a coworking… Read More
Why industry and education must collaborate to solve the tech talent gap, fight sexism and ageism To those in the industry, the tech talent gap and diversity in the workforce are almost becoming tired subjects. There are… Read More
