Ahavel Aborishade, Tech Guru, Shares 4 Ways Tech Companies Can Help Women Succeed
Originally published on techinexpert.com The hottest topics facing Silicon Valley go well beyond merely the latest tech gadgets and newest devices. It is an issue of social matters and gender equality. The representation of women in technology, or lack thereof, has been a heated talking point for years. Everyone from Hillary Clinton to Sheryl Sandberg has chastised the Bay Area’s technology central for being an exclusive “boy’s club” where its residents are overwhelmingly White or Asian. Having diversity isn’t just great for the women of Silicon Valley; it can be great for the companies as well. They can adopt better parental leave policies. Part of the reason that technology jobs have trouble retaining women is that the maternity leave policies in place are often incredibly inflexible and make it difficult for working women to be full-time employees and care for their children. Tech companies who can better accommodate women would reduce turnover. According to