Get ready to ignite your creativity and connect with fellow trailblazers at our upcoming event on April 21st, 3-5PM. Join us for an empowering panel discussion led by leaders in… Read More
Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire… Read More
Tech layoffs are impacting women at a disproportionately higher rate than men, representing a possible setback for the industry’s efforts to improve its gender diversity, according to research by talent… Read More
At the ages of 11 and 12, Merrill Keating wrote and published three books. It turns out her story was just getting started. Merrill’s long list of activities and achievements… Read More
— Facebook dominates the social media space and is one of the most recognizable entities in the world today. It allows people to share things with long-distance friends or find… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, has divested herself of about $400 million worth of the Amazon stock she received as part of the couple’s divorce settlement — potentially… Read More
— Women can get left behind or overlooked for their abilities to contribute to evolving technologies such as cloud computing. The Women in Cloud Summit aims to change that. Now… Read More
— Geeks (and some non-geeks as well) seem to have a never-ending fascination with space. That love of the great beyond has led to an interest by entrepreneurs looking to… Read More
— It’s one of the great questions of humanity that will likely never be answered: how did the universe begin? While most scientists have settled on the Big Bang theory,… Read More
— The newest consumer electronic devices feature the latest technologies, but unfortunately the same can’t always be said about the tech emergency services use on a daily basis. The Tech… Read More
— Halloween is just a couple weeks away and the Pacific Science Center is celebrating the holiday with a spooky event focused on a Scottish king who was immortalized in… Read More
Workwear for women. Sustainable spirits. Tools for podcasters, car insurance, major life events. An arousing chatbot. A creative intellectual property platform. And underwear for all sizes. The businesses ran the… Read More
Microsoft’s venture arm M12 is launching another Female Founders Competition, this time with some help from Melinda Gates and Silicon Valley venture capital fund Mayfield. The competition will award $6… Read More
— Working in video games is something lots of young (and not so young) people aspire to do. But it can be tough to get legitimate career advice. In hopes… Read More
— Seattle online retailer Zulily is teaming up with women’s professional soccer team Seattle Reign FC for an event designed to encourage women leaders to thrive in all walks of… Read More
Today it’s mostly a man’s world in computer science — and a tally of the authors behind nearly 3 million research papers in the field suggests that could be the… Read More
Computer Science 101 ruined Kristen Miller’s perfect GPA. She was close to finishing her degree at the University of Illinois but had been putting off the required class. A psychology… Read More
–One of the biggest scientific feats was accomplished this year when a team of astronomers captured an image of a black hole. The achievement reignited our wonder and enthusiasm toward… Read More
The packed house at the Future for Us Assembly on Saturday was rapidly scribbling down notes. On stage, Jessie Woolley-Wilson, president and CEO of DreamBox Learning, was sharing tips on… Read More
— When he invented the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee had a specific vision for how it would evolve, and things haven’t gone exactly as he planned. At its… Read More
More than 60 years ago, the world got serious about exploring space. The global fascination with the great beyond led to a massive race between the United States and the… Read More
Space has always fascinated us geeks. Thanks to Star Wars, Star Trek and countless other science fiction media, gazing at the stars and dreaming of being an astronaut was a… Read More
Do you like to find a product on Facebook that you likely wouldn’t have known about otherwise? (That cool coding toy made an excellent gift for my daughter.) Likewise, do… Read More
Melinda Gates this week launched Evoke, a new website that bills itself as a “community of optimistis” and aims to highlight inspiring stories of people and projects. Gates, with help… Read More
The push to get more girls and women interested in computer science has been the talk of tech for years. On Sunday night, the effort — and hopes around progress… Read More
Did you spend years in your parents’ basement playing ping pong? Or foosball? Or Catan? If so, join the GeekWire team and 2,000 Seattle area geeks on March 7th for… Read More
Update, Jan. 29: The Riveter announced plans for new locations in Dallas, Denver, Portland, Ore., Minneapolis – St. Paul, and Atlanta. Original story: Fresh off a $15 million investment round,… Read More
It’s already been a busy year for the Female Founders Alliance. The Seattle-based organization continues to march toward its mission of helping women entrepreneurs land funding and it’s getting support from… Read More
When Erina Malarkey looks at how commercial real estate stakeholders are spending money on marketing efforts, she’s in disbelief. “You have the largest asset class in the world and it… Read More
For the first time in its 23-year history, Madrona Venture Group has a female managing director. The Seattle-based venture capital firm today announced the promotion of Hope Cochran, a former… Read More