When it comes to technology, it’s easy to get lost in the shiny promise of IPOs, billion-dollar valuations, and disruptive startups. But what if we flipped the script? What if tech wasn’t just about advancing industries but saving lives? On the “B The Way Forward” podcast, Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President and CEO of AnitaB.org, sat…
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Did you know women’s health receives only a sliver of research funding compared to men’s? We’re talking about life-altering gaps in care. But the FemTech industry is gearing up to change that narrative. In a fiery episode of the B The Way Forward podcast, Dr. Brittany Barreto, host of The FemTech Focus Podcast, joins Brenda…
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“My vision after joining this program has changed positively. Before it was all a dream, an illusion like “maybe someday” but now it’s more of an attainable dream. Very much something I can do, not something I want to do. It was the key I needed to open doors to the opportunities I was looking…
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Yamini Sagar’s tech journey began with a love for logic and a fascination with solving complex problems. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, she was naturally drawn to programming. At just 18, she took on a 3-year evening diploma in software development alongside her college studies, proving her determination to dive deep…
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Access to financial services shouldn’t be a daily battle, but for millions of low-income Americans, it is. In an award-winning episode of “B The Way Forward”, Brenda Darden Wilkerson and Jimmy Chen, CEO and founder of Propel, discuss how Jimmy’s team is helping people on food stamps manage their benefits with dignity. His work is…
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For decades, the people we see celebrated for their tech contributions and leadership have centered cis, white, or Asian, men. Today, we see that reflected not just in societal opinions but also in algorithmic biases, in the tech we use daily. Although Black women (like Annie Easley, Katherine Johnson and Marsha Rhea Williams to name…
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