Brief Description: A collaborative effort of venture capitalists in Chicago, Chicago:Blend is on a mission to promote the importance and benefits of diverse teams and inclusive environments in startup companies,... read more →
Brief Description: Women remain significantly underrepresented in venture capital, and female-founded companies receive much less venture investment. The statistics are even worse for women of color. All Raise is on... read more →
Brief Description: Artificial intelligence is used in decisions ranging from employment to police investigations to medical treatment. These tools have great benefits — but they can also harm marginalized communities... read more →
Brief Description: Live-streamed in May 2021, this summit aimed to provide a space for a diverse group of industry leaders, clinicians, and technologists with the same goal — to address... read more →
Brief Description: Hosted in April 2021, this virtual summit titled “Leveraging Transformation from COVID-19 into the Future” overviewed how to apply an equity lens to digital health. Key takeaways included... read more →
Brief Description: This educational module explores health equity and justice, the similarities and differences of equality and equity, the levels of racism, and the relationship between moving upstream and health... read more →
Brief Description: The tech industry — whether in everyday phone applications or complex algorithms — reinforces and deepens social inequities. This book highlights how automation doesn’t just speed up discrimination,... read more →
Brief Description: The history of mistreating Black Americans in the medical system is vast, beginning in the era of slavery up to present day. This detailed and deeply researched book... read more →
Brief Description: Design justice is a design approach led by marginalized communities, with a goal of challenging structural inequalities. This book dives into this in theory and practice, highlighting how... read more →
Brief Description: The US Patent Office has granted at least 40,000 patents on genes, and more are pending. This book highlights the “life patent” gold rush, including its damaging and... read more →