By Paula Bernier There’s a whole lot of talk lately about the so-called tech talent gap. The problem is that there’s a major shortage of people with the right technical skillsets. This talent gap has developed due to at least four factors: Digital transformation, which is touching virtually every business and business vertical, means most […]
What Women Want From Employers, Coworkers
By Paula Bernier How can we attract more women to cyber security careers? How can women get started in tech? Did you hear about the new statue of the defiant girl in front of the Wall Street bull? These are all headlines and story topics I’ve recently run across, or that have been emailed to […]
We Want to Hear Your Inspiring Stories
By Paula Bernier What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. That’s the title of a terrific album (I think anyway) by The Decemberists. And it pretty much sums up both the world in general and the workplace in particular. We hear a lot (but apparently not enough) about sexism and racism in the workplace, […]
Female Engineer Blogs About Sexual Harassment at Uber
By Paula Bernier Other than the extreme hours, when I image working in Silicon Valley I picture a hospitable environment in which energetic young people frolic around brightly-colored campuses while enjoying free granola bars. While aspects of this romanticized version of that work world may hit close to home, the fact is that Silicon Valley […]
BroadSoft CEO Comments on Refugee Ban
By Paula Bernier As I wrote earlier this week, President Trump’s executive order banning U.S. to refugees and travelers from seven heavily Muslim countries has been criticized from many of tech’s top brass. And today BroadSoft let me know that its CEO Michael Tessler, who recently became a U.S. citizen, has written a blog about […]
Tech & Immigration: What Happened, What’s Next
By Paula Bernier It was another interesting weekend with our new president – and not in a good way for many of the nation’s immigrants. That prompted many tech leaders to speak out against President Trump’s executive order banning U.S. entry to refugees and travelers from seven heavily Muslim countries. The order caused confusion at […]
Broadvoice Expands Worker Benefits
By Paula Bernier Outspoken filmmaker Michael Moore’s documentary “Where to Invade Next” – which is about how government is benefitting regular folks in other parts of the world – features a bit about the generous time off and pay policies in Italy. A couple in the movie talks about how Italians are guaranteed 30 to […]
Google, Film Encourage Females in Tech
By Paula Bernier If you care about math, science, and technology, chances are good that you’re aware of the male dominance in these fields. You’re probably also aware that many organizations are now working to encourage more young women to enter into these disciplines. Now those efforts may be aided by a work on the […]
GM Partners with Girls Who Code
By Paula Bernier Women, who are underrepresented in the tech sector, want and need good-paying and interesting jobs. Meanwhile, the automotive industry is going to require more skilled talent to write code for its vehicles, and that kind of talent is increasingly difficult to come by. So Mary Barra – the CEO and chairman of […]
Salesforce CEO Re-emphasizes Equal Pay Initiative
By Paula Bernier Establishing company culture – and the important practices and processes that go along with that – is a journey, not a destination. CEO Marc Benioff said as much recently in noting that Salesforce needs to review its practices on this front periodically to ensure women and men get equal pay for equal […]