Women In Tech Explain Why A Tech Conference For Women Went Awry And ... - ThinkProgress

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Women In Tech Explain Why A Tech Conference For Women Went Awry And ... ThinkProgress Thousands of women in tech gathered in Phoenix this week for one of the world's biggest tech conferences, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. But this year, the conference was eviscerated on social media because of a “male allies” ...

Raising Some Eyebrows: Microsoft CEO Nadella's Comments On Women's Pay And 'Karma' Fuel Firestorm

Raising Some Eyebrows: Microsoft CEO Nadella's Comments On Women's Pay And 'Karma' Fuel Firestorm: During a fireside chat at a conference Thursday, Satya Nadella said women should have 'faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along.' A lot of women in the channel beg to differ. From CRN

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backs off 'karma' advice to women about pay

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backs off 'karma' advice to women about pay:

One hundred and forty characters weren't enough space for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to backpedal from comments he made at a women-in-computing conference today, so he took to his firm's website.

"Toward the end of the interview, Maria asked me what advice I would offer women who are not comfortable asking for pay raises. I answered that question completely wrong," Nadella said in an email to all Microsoft employees, which was posted to the site.

What Nadella got wrong was his answer to a question at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference today.

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