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Ellen K. Pao
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Trans and gender nonconforming inclusion at work

How to address hate and harm through systemic change —

Technology

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Trans and gender nonconforming inclusion at work
Trans and gender nonconforming inclusion at work
Technology

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Covid-19 made tech’s problems worse

How to fix what’s really wrong with companies — Over the past year, we’ve suffered so much. Covid-19 made almost everything worse at work. Harassment and hostility, work pressure, and the strain of a pandemic, along with trauma from ongoing racism, sexism, and other discrimination, have taken a toll on mental health. Until now, little research has been done…

Management

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Covid-19 made tech’s problems worse
Covid-19 made tech’s problems worse
Management

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Project Include

·May 14, 2021

We Need to Talk About What It Means to Be ‘White-Adjacent’ in Tech

Privileged, yet excluded. Activists Ellen Pao and Tracy Chou explain the double-edged sword — and how to use it in the fight against racism. Co-authored by Tracy Chou, Founder and CEO, Block Party; Co-founder, Project Include and Ellen K. Pao, Co-founder and CEO, Project Include Asians in tech are now frequently considered so white-adjacent that we are no longer identified as people of color, as if the relative overrepresentation of some East and South…

Asian American

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We Need to Talk About What It Means to Be ‘White-Adjacent’ in Tech
We Need to Talk About What It Means to Be ‘White-Adjacent’ in Tech
Asian American

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#StopAsianHate

·Updated May 12, 2021

We Need to Talk About What It Means to Be ‘White-Adjacent’ in Tech

Privileged, yet excluded. Activists Ellen Pao and Tracy Chou explain the double-edged sword — and how to use it in the fight against racism. — Co-authored by Tracy Chou, Founder and CEO, Block Party; Co-founder, Project Include and Ellen K. Pao, Co-founder and CEO, Project Include Asians in tech are now frequently considered so white-adjacent that we are no longer identified as people of color, as if the relative overrepresentation of some East and South…

Stopasianhate

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We Need to Talk About What It Means to Be ‘White-Adjacent’ in Tech
We Need to Talk About What It Means to Be ‘White-Adjacent’ in Tech
Stopasianhate

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Project Include

·May 4, 2021

Five years of Project Include

Pushing the Overton window and more Cofounders Susan Wu, Laura Gόmez, Ellen Pao, Erica Baker, Y-Vonne Hutchinson, Freada Kapor Klein, Tracy Chou, and bethanye McKinney Blount in 2016 On May 4, 2016, we launched Project Include as a response to performative “solutions” to sexism and racism in the tech sector. We crafted a set of 87…

Tech

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Five years of Project Include
Five years of Project Include
Tech

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Project Include

·Apr 19, 2021

Language evolves

How we chose the words to use in Project Include’s recent report In writing a report on harm in remote workplaces since Covid-19 with Yang Hong, McKensie Mack, and Caroline Sinders, we made many deliberate language choices that could be helpful in understanding why and how words matter. In the future, readers will find that some of the terms we use are…

Diversity

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Language evolves
Language evolves
Diversity

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Nov 11, 2020

We’re embarrassed that it’s gotten to the point where we have to explicitly write this

Dear Jack, We’re embarrassed that it’s gotten to the point where we have to explicitly write this: Don’t support a coup. Donald Trump is attempting a coup. And he’s running it through Twitter. Yes, we know you’ve been flagging him, but flagging doesn’t help — it attracts more attention and…

Elections

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We’re embarrassed that it’s gotten to the point where we have to explicitly write this
We’re embarrassed that it’s gotten to the point where we have to explicitly write this
Elections

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Nov 1, 2020

Dear @Jack: Do the right thing for democracy and humankind…

Suspend Donald Trump now Dear Jack, You can still make a difference for democracy, human health, and our planet. We are urging you, again, to do what you should have done four years ago when we first asked: Suspend Trump’s personal account based on his constant violations of Twitter’s Terms of Service and Policies…

Election 2020

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Dear @Jack: Do the right thing for democracy and humankind…
Dear @Jack: Do the right thing for democracy and humankind…
Election 2020

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Project Include

·Jul 2, 2020

Asians in Tech: It’s Time to Show Up for Black Lives Matter

We are members of the Asian and Asian American tech community who stand in solidarity with the Black community. We acknowledge white supremacy and anti-Black racism in tech, and we call on our Asian and Asian American colleagues to use our relative privilege to demand change. Our community has faced…

Tech

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Asians in Tech: It’s Time to Show Up for Black Lives Matter
Asians in Tech: It’s Time to Show Up for Black Lives Matter
Tech

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Project Include

·Mar 8, 2020

Celebrate Women of Color Founders with Funding

A call to action from Aniyia Williams & Ellen Pao Women founders of color deserve recognition — and money. It’s time to replace the window-dressing with real representation. On International Women’s Day, we should focus on the numbers, and the right numbers. International Women’s Day (#IWD2020) was designed to celebrate…

Diversity

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Celebrate Women of Color Founders with Funding
Celebrate Women of Color Founders with Funding
Diversity

4 min read

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Ellen K. Pao

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Co-Founder and CEO of Project Include. Author of Reset. Angel investor.

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