Top women in tech join forces to push startups to tackle diversity earlier
 

Top women in tech join forces to push startups to tackle diversity earlier
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A formidable group of prominent women in tech is joining forces to tackle one of the biggest issues plaguing the industry right **w: Diversity.*

Ellen Pao, the former interim CEO of Reddit, has partnered with a group of seven women from businesses like Pinterest and Slack to launch*Project Include.*

The **n-profit group, revealed on Tuesday, plans to provide recommendations and data to early and mid-stage startups in order to*"accelerate diversity and inclusion solutions in the tech industry."

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"Though startups are making an effort to implement diversity improvement strategies, the reality is that most are taking limited, potentially harmful actions, including one-off training, blaming the pipeline, using language like 'lowering the bar,' and describing the current state of the tech industry as a 'meritocracy,'" the **n-profit explains on its website.** Read more...


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