How to bring diversity and inclusion to tech
summary
Panelists from Crunchbase, Inkwell, Ellevest, WatchHerWork, Freestyle and Fortune argue concrete fixes: data shows under 10% of VCs are women, only 3% of VC dollars go to women founders and just 0.2% for women of color, so they build tools and tactics instead of platitudes — an open CEO phone line that actually yields hires, Inkwell’s platform for flexible senior hires, WatchHerWork’s filmed playbooks, and All Raise-style networks plus paid sponsorships and hiring scaffolds to force change.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and panel welcome
- 2:20Industry diversity letter grades
- 5:15Funding disparities for women founders
- 8:24Supporting women in tech as allies
- 10:08Breaking hiring bias with transparency
- 11:38Diverse teams build better products
- 14:27Flexible work for working parents
- 16:37Mentorship and the MeToo movement
- 18:44Addressing backlash in tech
- 21:29Strategies for women to be heard
- 25:17Women investors in women-led companies
- 26:22One change to boost diversity
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