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Microsoft Launches Pilot Program to Hire Workers With AutismMicrosoft Launches Pilot Program to Hire Workers With Autism
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The company pitched its latest effort to boost the diversity of its workforce as well as to provide opportunities to an untapped talent pool.

By Ina Fried
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The Discrimination Double StandardThe Discrimination Double Standard
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In Silicon Valley, it’s convenient to pivot to another new issue so you can regain your sense of moral superiority.

By Liz Gannes
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Inaugural West Coast Diversity Brunch Honors Tech Titans of ColorInaugural West Coast Diversity Brunch Honors Tech Titans of Color
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Each honoree had the same strategy: Support those doing the hands-on work. And every table was packed with the people doing that work.

By Amy Keyishian
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After Ellen Pao, Now What?After Ellen Pao, Now What?
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Thank you, Ellen, for your courage in beginning this dialogue.

By Jennifer Fonstad
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What Is Silicon Valley’s Problem With Gender?What Is Silicon Valley’s Problem With Gender?
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I don’t recognize the place that has been described in the courtroom.

By Donna Dubinsky
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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Has a Diversity ProblemSilicon Valley Venture Capital Has a Diversity Problem
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Erasing overt racism or sexism isn’t enough. We need to be practicing overt inclusion.

By Heather Hiles
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Diversity in Video Game College Programs: Not as Awful as the Rest of TechDiversity in Video Game College Programs: Not as Awful as the Rest of Tech
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Women represent a third of all students in American game development programs.

By Eric Johnson
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Re/wind: Kara Swisher Talks With Hillary Clinton, Net Neutrality’s Big Win and MoreRe/wind: Kara Swisher Talks With Hillary Clinton, Net Neutrality’s Big Win and More
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Kleiner Perkins’ gender discrimination trial got under way in San Francisco, and we said goodbye to Mr. Spock.

By Noah Kulwin
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There’s Room: Six Ways to Support a Diverse Work CultureThere’s Room: Six Ways to Support a Diverse Work Culture
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I didn’t know that software engineering could be creative, compelling work -- and I didn’t recognize that there was room for someone like me.

By Rachel Miller
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Obama: Everybody’s Got to Learn How to CodeObama: Everybody’s Got to Learn How to Code
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Colors, letters and coding? President Obama has new homework for America’s students.

By Amy Schatz
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CES Snapshot: After Gamergate, Intel to Invest $300 Million in DiversityCES Snapshot: After Gamergate, Intel to Invest $300 Million in Diversity
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The goal is to increase women and minorities among its workforce by 14 percent in six years.

By Lauren Goode
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Women in Tech Are Sabotaging Themselves in Salary Negotiations, Study SuggestsWomen in Tech Are Sabotaging Themselves in Salary Negotiations, Study Suggests
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Women consistently undervalue their worth in a “Gender Ask Gap,” study finds.

By Amy Schatz
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Open Mouth, Insert Foot: Microsoft CEO Tells Women Techies to Trust “Karma” on Pay InequityOpen Mouth, Insert Foot: Microsoft CEO Tells Women Techies to Trust “Karma” on Pay Inequity
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How We Solve the Tech Industry’s Gender GapHow We Solve the Tech Industry’s Gender Gap
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The biggest reason for a lack of diversity in tech isn’t discrimination in hiring or retention. It’s the education pipeline.

By Hadi Partovi
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Finnish Startup Hopes Yoga Game Will Nudge Gender Diversity ForwardFinnish Startup Hopes Yoga Game Will Nudge Gender Diversity Forward
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Gajatri Studios’ Tiina Zilliacus wanted to make “a counterstrike to the fashion and restaurant games.”

By Eric Johnson
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Re/wind: Twitter Numbers, Microsoft’s Slam Poetry Poster and MoreRe/wind: Twitter Numbers, Microsoft’s Slam Poetry Poster and More
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Tech’s week in review.

By Noah Kulwin
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Code/red: Sucks to Be SquareCode/red: Sucks to Be Square
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Plus, remembering when Apple’s diversity data was a trade secret and AOL is for old people.

By John Paczkowski
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Apple’s Diversity Report: 70 percent Male, 55 percent White in U.S.Apple’s Diversity Report: 70 percent Male, 55 percent White in U.S.
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“As CEO, I’m not satisfied with the numbers on this page,” Apple chief executive Tim Cook said.

By Ina Fried
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eBay’s Diversity Report: Slightly Less Crappy Than the OtherseBay’s Diversity Report: Slightly Less Crappy Than the Others
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EBay is largely white and Asian, but otherwise more diverse than its big Silicon Valley peers.

By Jason Del Rey
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Urban Airship Aims to Move On From CEO’s Assault Allegations (Memo)Urban Airship Aims to Move On From CEO’s Assault Allegations (Memo)
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The push notifications company plans to use the upheaval as an opportunity to become a leader around diversity issues.

By Ina Fried
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Code/red: An Apple-Swatch iWatch? Tempus Fuggit.Code/red: An Apple-Swatch iWatch? Tempus Fuggit.
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Plus, honest to God toe cheese and Twitter’s lousy diversity numbers.

By John Paczkowski
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Building a More Diverse Workforce Through SoftwareBuilding a More Diverse Workforce Through Software
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Companies say they want more diversity, but have trouble changing their hiring habits.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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Re/wind: Google’s Big Show, Facebook’s Diversity Numbers and MoreRe/wind: Google’s Big Show, Facebook’s Diversity Numbers and More
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A quick look at the news that dominated Re/code this week.

By Noah Kulwin
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Facebook’s First Diversity Report: Just About as Bad as Yahoo’s and Google’sFacebook’s First Diversity Report: Just About as Bad as Yahoo’s and Google’s
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Bad to very bad, but social network says it is committed to improvement.

By Jason Del Rey
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Somewhere a Place for Us: The Star-Crossed Private Club of LA TechSomewhere a Place for Us: The Star-Crossed Private Club of LA Tech
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The tech leaders of LA had a dream: A club where the celebrities were founders, not pop stars.

By Nellie Bowles
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The Boys of Benchmark Talk About S.F.‘s Tenderloin, Diversity and Artisanal Venture Capitalism (Part One)The Boys of Benchmark Talk About S.F.‘s Tenderloin, Diversity and Artisanal Venture Capitalism (Part One)
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“We try to think of it as artisans practicing a craft.”

By Kara Swisher
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Is Start-Up Culture Derailing the MBA?Is Start-Up Culture Derailing the MBA?
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Building a startup from scratch, winding it up and letting it go is the new MBA.

By Mike Jones