Peter Thiel won’t be involved in YC’s work with the ACLU

 Y Combinator’s recent mashup with the American Civil Liberties Union has raised some questions and concerns.…

Apple shareholders make another push to increase diversity at the senior and board levels

 Apple shareholder Tony Maldonado is calling on Apple again to implement an “accelerated recruitment policy” in…

Sheryl Sandberg addresses her silence around the Women’s March, politics and Trump

 Sheryl Sandberg has been in the news lately for her opposition to the global gag rule and…

Twitter’s Blackbirds launch bot for Black History Month

 Twitter’s employee resource group for African-Americans, Blackbirds, is launching a Twitter bot for Black History Month.…

Leslie Miley leaves Slack to fuel growth in startup communities outside of Silicon Valley

 Leslie Miley, the former engineering manager at Twitter and now-former director of engineering at Slack, has…

Boardlist founder says sexual discrimination is more prevalent than people think

 Sexual discrimination and harassment doesn’t seem to be going away, according to a recent survey by…

Backstage Capital is raising a second fund to invest in as many women of color as possible

 When Backstage Capital Founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton first stumbled upon Silicon Valley — as…

Ellen Pao joins Kapor Capital as partner, and chief diversity and inclusion officer

 Ellen Pao, the former interim Reddit CEO, former partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and…