Cross-posted with permission from Jon Pincus. Click here to read part 2: Changing the Ratio. The third wave embraces contradictions and conflict, and accommodates diversity and change.  – Rosemarie Tong, Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction The web site for the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco this week credits venture capitalist John Doerr with coining [...]

Cross-posted with permission from Jon Pincus of Liminal States. Success in Silicon Valley, most would agree, is more merit driven than almost any other place in the world. It doesn’t matter how old you are, what sex you are, what politics you support or what color you are….  Statistically speaking women have a huge advantage [...]

It’s not that Twitter is a utopia by any means. However, the power structure is still in flux. So a collaborative effort between progressives, youth, feminists, women of color, LGBTQ activists — across the US and internationally — has a chance to make a big difference. One simple way to start is to set up [...]