Tag Archives: women
How do you push Latinas to be tech entrepreneurs?
March 7, 2014 – 5:39 pm
Just 1.5% of computing occupations in the country are filled by Latinas, a startling Bureau of Labor Statistics number that illustrates the importance of pushing… more
HUB101: startup accelerator for diversity
January 8, 2014 – 8:49 pm
A new startup accelerator in the Los Angeles metropolitan area is looking for creative people who aren’t “fresh out of college and eating ramen”.
HUB101… more
6 reasons to donate to DIY Girls
November 24, 2013 – 7:13 pm
DIY Girls is a non-profit aimed at helping girls become excited about engineering before they hit junior high and encourage them to become engineers and… more
SwivetZone YouTube series promotes STEM for minorities, women
July 22, 2013 – 11:20 pm
Pink Castle Pictures and the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) have come together to produce a new web series aimed at getting teenagers interested… more
Sabio aims to train Latinos, women as tech workers
April 17, 2013 – 11:33 pm
Sabio is an organization that aims to help unemployed women and minorities become tech workers through an intensive boot camp and targeted networking with tech… more
Latinos’ STEM bachelor degree numbers up, doctorates down
March 17, 2013 – 7:44 pm
The National Science Foundation recently released a report titled, “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013” with some interesting data about… more
Study: No such thing as the Latino vote, Latinos critical to economy
February 26, 2013 – 1:40 am
A recent data set released by the Pew Research Hispanic Center allows us to look at the dominance of the Mexican vote, the crawl to… more
Help Mexico’s top math student continue her education
November 3, 2012 – 11:05 pm
You may recall the story of Paloma Noyola Martínez. She’s the 11 year-old who is the top math student in Mexico, according to the national… more
Latinas are vital to startup success
October 11, 2012 – 12:31 am
A recent analysis of 20,000 venture-backed companies in the U.S. from 1997 to 2011 found that, when women are in senior positions, companies tend to… more
Even girls who like STEM aren’t likely to pursue it
August 8, 2012 – 4:00 pm
The Department of Commerce released a study that shows that, even if women pursue STEM fields, they are more likely to change majors and not… more
