Why does the next civil rights movement involve people of color breaking into tech? Laura Weidman Powers, co-founder and CEO of Code2040, talks income inequality, how the jobs future is wrapped up with the tech industry, and how to keep things in perspective while fighting structural racism. Weidman-Powers is working to smooth the pathways for entrepreneurs of color, and in turn to give communities of color a place in the tech-driven economy.
Deb Liu of Facebook Is Developing More Women in Tech–And Calling Out Sexist Language
Deb Liu is the VP of Platform and Marketplace at Facebook. She's working to address the challenges that women in tech are facing both on day to day basis, and through a non-profit she co-founded called Women in Product, which brings together women who build. Listen to our conversation here:
Deb also wrote and recorded a special "audio OpEd" for us about sexist language at work. Much of this language is hiding in plain sight. Want to take her challenge? Track how many of the words below you use or hear in a given day. Listen to her OpEd here:
"Male words"
Compiled by Deb Liu
Two-man rule
Man-on-man defense
Gentlemen's agreement
Old Boys Club
Man up
Ballsy
Two guys in a garage (starting a startup)
Right-hand man
That's his boy
Poster boy
Man bites dog
Manpower
Wingman
White man's burden
Strawman
Key man risk
Everyman
Middleman
Great man myth
Grow a pair
Big boy pants
Cowboy
Guys
Dude
Man hours
Man sprints
Quarterback
Manning a booth
Everyone and their brother
Deb Liu
Donna Jaffe, Peaceable Kingdom Cooperative Games
What if we all played cooperatively? Donna Jaffe's Peaceable Kingdom makes cooperative games for kids, where players have to work together to win. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all just get along?The games are available at your local toy store, Amazon and Target.
DONNA JAFFE
Roz Hudnell, Intel–Gender & Racial Diversity in Tech
Meet one woman leading the charge to literally change the face of technology by bringing in more women and people of color to the industry--starting as early as elementary school. Roz Hudnell is VP of Corporate Affairs at Intel, and President of Intel Foundation. She is also one of the few senior African-American women at the company--and she is on a mission to change that too.
A clarification from the intro to this piece: Intel’s $300 million Diversity in Technology initiative aims to achieve full representation of women and underrepresented minorities in its U.S. workforce by 2020. In addition, Intel has the goal of achieving $1 billion in annual spending by 2020 with diverse suppliers.
Roz Hudnell
Rosa Lee Harden & Lindsay Smalling, Investing with Impact
More entrepreneurs are starting businesses with a social purpose--like addressing poverty or mitigating climate change. And a growing number of investors are supporting this shift in thinking--looking not just at returns but at impact, putting their money on companies that align with their values. In this episode, Lauren talks with Rosa Lee Harden, the co-founder of SOCAP--The Social Capital Markets conference--and curator, Lindsay Smalling. Listen to our conversation on iTunes or NPR One.
ROSA LEE HARDEN
LINDSAY SMALLING
Nancy Santiago Negrón, Opportunity Finance Network
Nancy Santiago Negrón is the Chief External Affairs officer at the Opportunity Finance Network--an organization that brings together lending institutions that "benefit low-income, low-wealth, and other disadvantaged people and communities across the nation." She shares her vision for OFN along with her work at the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor to improve the well-being of women who serve and have served in the military.
NANCY SANTIAGO NEGRÓN
Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez, Communication Consultants and Authors of "Illuminate"
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It's not enough to just have a great idea and people will follow you. So Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez work with leaders to communicate their transformational ideas to drive real change–such as Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" presentation and Michael Pollan's call to eat mostly plants. And now they have written a book for leaders called "Illuminate. Ignite change through speeches, stories, ceremonies and symbols." Duarte and Sanchez also run Duarte Inc., the largest communications company in Silicon Valley, and the 5th largest women-owned business in the area and they are partners to top brands around the world.
PATTI SANCHEZ & NANCY DUARTE
Toni Heineman, A Home Within - Free Therapy for Foster Kids
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On any given day, there are approximately 415,000 children in foster care in the United States. Many of them do not have a consistent adult in their lives.They are more likely than those in the general population to not finish high school, be unemployed, and be dependent on public assistance. To address this emotional gap, Dr. Toni Heineman founded A Home Within--the only national organization dedicated to meeting the emotional needs of foster youth.
DR. TONI HEINEMAN
Kerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX–The Future of Podcasting
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1 in 5 Americans say they've listened to podcasts in the last year, the biggest jump we've seen yet--and, now anyone can make a podcast and publish it. What does the future look like for how audio content gets distributed? And what will it take to make this a sustainable business for podcast--and broadcast--producers? Kerri Hoffman joins us from PRX to share her vision. She was one of their first employees, and has just been named CEO.
You can also read the edited & condensed interview in Fortune.com MPW.
KERRI HOFFMAN
Dr. Rosina Racioppi, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
What's the secret to successfully developing the next generation of women leaders? Dr. Rosina Racioppi, the President of WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. has spent her career sharing the answer with high-potential women and their managers at global organizations.Her team helps women develop networking skills and get the most out of mentoring. In this conversation, she tells us how to identify your own "inflection points" and navigate your company structure. There are even more great insights in the Manager's Handbook she's created, entitled "Fostering Female Talent."
You can also read the edited & condensed interview in Fortune.com MPW.
DR. ROSINA RACIOPPI