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The Hashtag That Just Keeps Trending

#DeleteUber is once again in the news with former Uber employee Susan Fowler's scathing account of sexual harassment.

This time Uber has enlisted board member Arianna Huffington and former Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an investigation.

How to help make the tech sector less sexist and more inclusive

As Uber tries to work its stuff out, Arianna Huffington has encouraged anyone to email her directly with questions or comments.

But the issue of sexism in tech goes way beyond Uber. One way to help address it is to make Silicon Valley more diverse. The people and organizations below are working to recruit and support women and people of color in technology.

Check out these blogs.
Tech Lady Mafia
BlogHer (and its new SheKnows community)

Connect with and support groups working to build a diverse pipeline into tech.
Women Who Tech
Code2040
Black Girls Code
CodeNow
Girls Who Code
Digital Undivided

Need funding? The following investors support women entrepreneurs.
Pipeline Angels
Springboard Enterprises
BBG Ventures
Golden Seeds
Female Founders Fund