He tells us he’ll have a booth at the Grace Hopper conference, the largest annual gathering of women in tech. Will current female employees be available to speak to candidates about their experiences? Silicon Valley companies are in love with themselves and don’t understand why the love isn’t always returned by the few women to whom they extend employment offers. They did it by holding a webinar led by female employees, with 100 female candidates who asked questions about how the organization was changing to become more inclusive to women. The company realized it needed to take extra time to convince women that it truly valued them.
Source: New York Times August 15, 2017 07:18 UTC