Facebook, Pinterest and Box create WEST, a mentorship program for women in tech

Facebook, Pinterest and Box have announced a new initiative called WEST (Women Entering and Staying in Tech) that will provide one-on-one mentorship for women pursuing careers in technology. Over the past few months, a number of large tech companies, including Facebook and Pinterest, have gone public with the diversity figures for their organizations. The common theme is that_firms have admitted that they have work to do in improving their ethnicity and gender ratios. WEST will start its pilot program in 2015. Woman working in technical roles at the partner companies will act as mentors to other women who are in...
This story continues at The Next Web
The post Facebook, Pinterest and Box create WEST, a mentorship program for women in tech appeared first on The Next Web.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheN...8M:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheN...?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheN...8M:V_sGLiPBpWU
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNe...~4/-b4ui3jg5ug

-->