An advocacy group that will focus on promoting diversity within the technology industry has been launched by former venture capitalist (VC) Ellen Pao. Project Include is the initiative of Pao and other female engineers and executives from a range of Bay Area firms including Slack and Pinterest. The group will provide information about inclusive hiring and diversity to startups and established companies. “Women are underrepresented in tech because we don’t have enough women at the top,” said Pao, who was an early investor in Facebook before leaving for her current role as CEO of Reddit. Last year, Pao sued her former employer VC company Kleiner Perkins Caulfied & Byers for gender discrimination. Pao lost and her case became a high profile example of the abuse that can be targeted at diversity campaigners.
An advocacy group that will focus on promoting diversity within the technology industry has been launched by former venture capitalist (VC) Ellen Pao. Project Include is the initiative of Pao and other female engineers and executives from a range of Bay Area firms including Slack and Pinterest. The group will provide information about inclusive hiring and diversity to startups and established companies. Offerings will include frameworks, metrics and research. Last year, Pao sued her former employer VC company Kleiner Perkins Caulfied & Byers for gender discrimination. Pao lost and her case became a high profile example of the abuse that can be targeted at diversity campaigners.