What is the current state of women in technology, given the rising complaints of gender inequality and sexual harassment in tech hub Silicon Valley?

Looking to answer this question and others, SiliconANGLE is at the Grace Hopper Celebration, taking place in Orlando, Florida, with exclusive commentary and interviews from our roving news desk, theCUBE. (* Disclosure below.)

While the pay gap has definitely narrowed for women in the U.S. since 1980, it still persists, with women earning 83 percent compared to their male counterparts. A recent U.K. study showed the gender pay gap for managers currently sits at 26.8 percent, with female managers earning close to £12,000 (about $15,910) less on average than male managers.

While the pay gap persists, what is also concerning is the lack of women in senior roles, particularly in startups. In Silicon Valley Bank’s (a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group) Women in Technology Leadership report, it found 68 percent of startups surveyed have no women on their board of directors and 53 percent have no women in the C-suite. Female entrepreneurs also battle to secure funding and usually start businesses later in life compared to males.

“When men are aggressive in the workplace, they’re applauded as great leaders. When women are aggressive in the workplace, they’re admonished. Though that narrative has been tempered, women are still underrepresented in tech, and there’s a long way to go. Grace Hopper and the Anita Borg Institute are opportunities for inspiration and education,” said Dave Vellante, co-founder and chief analyst at Wikibon Research (Wikibon is owned by the same parent company as SiliconANGLE).

The tech industry has been rocked by numerous sexual harassment scandals this year, which has shone a light on what is commonly referred to as the tech industry’s “bro-culture.” Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. faced sexual harassment allegations earlier this year and subsequently fired 20 employees following an investigation.

Binary Capital LLC venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck; Social Finance Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Mike Cagney; 500 Startups CEO Dave Mcclure and Lowercase Capital LLC’s Chris Sacca have all faced sexual harassment allegations this year.

Google LLC was embroiled in controversy two months ago, when James Damore, a senior software engineer at the tech giant, wrote a controversial 10-page anti-diversity memo. Damore, who was subsequently fired by Google, claimed women aren’t always suited to work in technology jobs due to “inherent biological differences in men and women,” among other things.

Google’s most recent diversity report shows that the company’s female workforce has increased to 31 percent, but the company was also accused of systemic pay inequality for women earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Keynote speakers at this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration include Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Dr. Ayanna Howard, professor and Linda J. and Mark C. Smith endowed chair in bioengineering in the school of electrical and computer engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology; Dr. Fei-Fei Li, professor at director at Stanford University AI Lab and chief scientist at Google Inc. cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning; and Mary Spio, chief executive officer and president of CEEK VR Inc.

Other event speakers include Maureen Fan, chief executive officer and co-founder of Baobab Studios Inc.; Dr. Deborah Berebichez, chief data scientist at Metis and co-host of “Outrageous Acts of Science”; Debbie Sterling, founder and chief executive officer of GoldieBlox Inc.; Chieko Asakawa, IBM Corp. fellow; Stephanie Lampkin, founder and chief executive officer of Blendoor Inc.; and Yasmine Mustafa, chief executive officer of ROAR for Good LLC.

How to watch theCUBE interviews

We offer you various ways to watch all of theCUBE interviews that will be taking place at the Grace Hopper Celebration, including SiliconANGLE TV and YouTube. You can also get all the coverage from this year’s event on SiliconANGLE.

SiliconANGLE TV

All of theCUBE’s exclusive interviews from the Grace Hopper Celebration will be available on the dedicated SiliconANGLE TV page.

The list of guests who will be interviewed on theCUBE is still being finalized, but we will keep you updated on the dedicated SiliconANGLE TV page.

Watch on the SiliconANGLE YouTube channel

All of theCUBE interviews from the Grace Hopper Celebration, which runs until Oct. 6, will also be loaded onto SiliconANGLE’s dedicated YouTube channel.

Cubecasts

SiliconANGLE also has podcasts available of archived interview sessions, available on both SoundCloud and iTunes, which you can enjoy while on the go.

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