The Tech Forward Podcast
Launched in March 2018, Tech Forward is a new podcast series focused on improving diversity in tech by sharing advice for those seeking to enter the industry.
Each week Tech Forward podcast host Cheryl Chotrani invites tech founders, venture capitalists, industry leaders and diversity advocates to share their stories and explore ways to improve representation for women, minorities and other underrepresented groups in tech.
Recent guests include Courtney Bass, HR Business Partner at Google, who talks with Cheryl about “Why Has Diversity Progress Been Slow at the Tech Giants?”
Lisa Cuesta, Principal at NextGen Venture Partners, addresses “How a Network Model of Venture Capital Can Allow For More Inclusive Investing.”
And Dr. Herman Pryor, Jr, District Lead in the Career Services Division for Coding Dojo, gives his thoughts on, “Can Coding Bootcamps Help Solve Tech’s Diversity Problem?
Listen to these and other Tech Forward podcasts on your favorite podcast player or go to Cheryl’s website, GoodByteVentures.com.
SIMMA LIEBERMAN is the Principal of The Inclusionist, a human resources practice of Simma Lieberman Associates. She is also a guest contributor to EmployDiversityNetwork.com
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and life of one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, Emmy Noether. Noether’s Theorem is regarded as one of the most important mathematical theorems in the world, influencing the evolution of modern physics.
The number of female executives in the UK’s top companies remains stubbornly low. Vivienne Nunis speaks to Heather McGregor, dean of the Herriot Watt Business School and Sue Unerman, co-author of The Glass Wall, to hear what women can do to get a seat at the table in big business.
Activist Danielle Moss talks about the backlash to the #MeToo movement highlighting abuse of women, while former gang member Eldra Jackson talks about toxic masculinity. Author of Rage Becomes Her, Soraya Chemaly, asks why men are allowed to be angry while women are not.
Does STEM still have a problem with women? Manuela Saragosa speaks to Dr Jess Wade, a physicist at Imperial College in London, and soil microbial ecologist Kelly Ramirez, co-founder of 500 Women Scientists.
The Everyday Conversations podcast series provides a platform for two guests from different backgrounds to share stories, thoughts on race, perspective on current social issues and pop culture happenings. We show that conversations about race are possible, urgent and essential for survival.
Launched in March 2018, Tech Forward is a new podcast series focused on improving diversity in tech by sharing advice for those seeking to enter the industry.
The BBC World Service produced this half-hour long podcast about the history of computer programming. Few people know that for nearly 200 years computing was a woman’s world.
A McKinsey report on why Corporate America’s gender-diversity programs are falling short, and how they need to think differently to ignite change.
Exactly 40 years later the program reunites Melissa, Lois, and some of the supersisters. They discuss some of the experiences based on the cards. They also talk about the importance of icons in women’s sport.