Sexual Needs

There’s no aphorism that describes successful women more than “damned if you do, damned if you don’t.” Yet, thankfully we keep doing. As we are Millennial women who’ve worked under plenty of women, and are now on our second female CEO, we’ve reaped the benefits of this “doing” firsthand.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has named the actress Geena Davis as its 'Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT', to promote its new 'Tech Needs Girls' campaign.

{loadposition stuart}Her appointment follows the ITU naming her as a laureate at its World Telecommunication and Information Society Awards on May 16 in Geneva and, it says, is "the first major announcement linked to a

Balancing a high-flying ICT career with creating a family is a huge challenge for the modern woman, Mastermind Smart Girls is a new initiative with a focus on supporting and encouraging woman in the ICT industry to get back into their careers in a fulfilling way.

The battle for gender equality is played out on many levels, from the workplace to the playground — and, as it turns out, the world of TV viewing: a new study out from Nielsen indicates that when it comes to TV, women watch significantly more than men, but it’s also finding that the rise of connected (seventh-generation) gaming consoles like the Xbox is changing that. Nielsen’s r

This past week, TechCrunch TV was honored to host an intimate roundtable discussion of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new best-selling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. The idea behind this was that while there has been a lot of buzz about the book and the larger movement being born out of it, much of it has come from established women in Sandberg’s generation and above

In a very surprising twist to Keith Rabois’ departure from Square yesterday, the reason is now known, and it wasn’t about business like everyone speculated.

Cyber Cynic: "Now, this is different. A computer cracker, Luis Mijangos of Santa Ana, CA has been arrested by the FBI for taking over more than 100 Windows PCs and used what he found on them to extort sexually explicit videos from women and teenage girls by threatening to release their personal data."

As the only French in the team, I couldn’t browse HeTexted‘s website without having strong opinions on the subject. There’s nothing as cute as a great love story. HeTexted asks anxious women to write your potential lover’s text and the context. Women of the world can then vote and decide whether he’s into you or not.

LearnVest, a TechCrunch50 startup originally aimed at teaching women to become more financially savvy when it debuted back in 2009, has come a long way in the years since. Following its $19 million Series C from Accel and others last July, the company has expanded its focus to be more inclusive.