Redmond diversity plans to double the number of black and African American senior staff faces scrutiny from US government

Redmond diversity plans to double the number of black and African American senior staff faces scrutiny from US government
Developer James Damore drops his lawsuit against former employer Google after it fired him for his infamous ‘diversity’ memo
Racial tensions. Facebook is alleged to have “a black people problem” according to a former employee
The transport firm’s head of human resources, Liane Hornsey, resigned this week following a discrimination probe
James Damore’s accuses Google of systematically punishing and terminating employees whose views on diversity, social justice and gender bias differed
At 10 years old, GitHub needs its diverse community of users more than ever
ANALYSIS: A Google engineer’s assertion that women aren’t suited for tech jobs because of biological differences isn’t just offensive, it’s incorrect
The internal memo, which argued Google’s diversity practices were ‘discriminatory’, caused a backlash both within and outside the company
Google has said it doesn’t endorse the views in a 10-page document criticising the company’s diversity policies, which drew a heated response from critics
The chip makers wants to use its supply chain to fuel diversity in the technology world
There is still work to be done to close the gender pay gap in the IT world
Qualcomm claims it has strong defenses against accusations of blocking women in STEM, but will work to make improvements
“The main thing that we felt was that we were very isolated from each other”
EXCLUSIVE: Salesforce bets on diversity boost appeal to UK tech workers over Google
At an event last week, CEO Brian Krzanich said there has been pushback from some employees to Intel’s program for hiring more women and minorities