[diversity-talk] Fwd: [TLM] Re: Why Catherine Bracy is optimistic about the future of diversity in tech

[alyssa wright]

Some interesting media on Catherine Bracy and the lack of ethnic and gender diversity in technology. Has a number of statistics, with info about margin of error. 


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> From: Catherine Bracy <catherinebracy at gmail.com>
> Date: June 25, 2013, 11:28:01 AM EDT
> To: tech-ladymafia at googlegroups.com
> Cc: Catherine Bracy <catherinebracy at gmail.com>
> Subject: [TLM] Re: Why Catherine Bracy is optimistic about the future of diversity in tech
> Reply-To: catherinebracy at gmail.com
> 
> Hi Team,
> 
> I also have a post up on NPR's tech blog today about the problem with the data I used in my PDF talk, and why we need to figure out how to better scope the problem:
> 
> http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/06/24/195144754/closing-the-tech-industry-s-gender-gap-requires-better-data
> 
> My goal is to get this data collection and analysis funded, but I don't have time to work on it. So if any of you would be interested in that project lemme know ((obviously this is completely hypothetical until someone actually wants to fund it).
> 
> CB
> 
> On Monday, June 24, 2013 4:07:08 PM UTC-7, Cathryn Posey wrote:
>> 
>> Hello TLM!
>> 
>> In follow-up to the Mother Jones article, we have interviewed Catherine for the Tech Superwomen blog where she shares why she is optimistic about the future of diversity in tech -- would love your help spreading the word (it is a great read!):
>> 
>> Post: http://www.techbysuperwomen.com/2013/06/24/why-catherine-bracy-is-optimistic-about-the-future-of-diversity-in-tech/ 
>> 
>> Twitter handles:
>> @cbracy
>> @catpoetry
>> 
>> Hashtag:
>> #TXSW (tech by superwomen) 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Cathryn Posey
>> Tech by Superwomen Founder
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Catherine Bracy <catheri... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> There is a serious lack of data on this sort of thing. I'm working with a friend who thinks he's got an algorithm that can make some sense of Crunchbase's data but that's just a start. Would be awesome if some academic/research-minded TLM'er wanted to take this on as a project...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Friday, June 7, 2013 11:17:43 AM UTC-7, agentFin wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Is there anything in the works to see how this compares to NYC and London? I've heard [and it feels like the split is a bit more even... but the funding skew is batshit].
>>>> 
>>>> Wondering also, I'd love to see the split of bootstrapped/revenue positive women vs men companies. Feeling that the tendency for the dudes is to go pitching for money at the first chance they've got. Women, with our well known risk aversion go for a product that can fund itself from the get go, then maybe take investment later. 
>>>> 
>>>> On Thursday, June 6, 2013 5:13:39 PM UTC-5, kelps wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> As a warning... avoid the comments o.O
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Catherine Bracy <catheri... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks! Just want to be sure folks also take a way from my talk the optimism, not just the inequality stats. Really did not want it to be a talk simply dumping on Silicon Valley. Great shit is happening here and those stats are going to look very different in 10 years, I'm sure of it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thursday, June 6, 2013 1:20:05 PM UTC-7, Rachel Sklar wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Silicon Valley's Awful Race and Gender Problem in 3 Mind-Blowing Charts http://m.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/06/silicon-valley-race-gender-problem-income-inequality via @motherjones
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