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How can businesses be sure they are targeting their message and needs purposefully yet fairly at the same time?
Our blog post this week is full of questions. We hope you will read it with the full understanding that we are asking the questions because we truly do not know the answers, or even if there are answers. Above all, we want to start a conversation, so please join us!MixR’s mission is to create a...
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When Leading Like a Woman Changes a Country: Julia Child
Julia Child in her kitchen, 1978. Photo by Lynn Gilbert, from Wikipedia.Today was the 106th birthday of one of America’s favorite female icons: Julia Child. Whether or not you’re a foodie (and I am, for sure!), Julia –- a single-name celebrity who predated Madonna, Cher and Rihanna by generat...
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Algorithm bias is rampant, and MixR is doing something about it
Vote for MixR’s panel at 2019 SXSW today!Algorithms are embedded in our lives in an ever-expanding way as AI grows in influence. Furthermore, reams of research tells us that algorithm bias is rampant, given that the majority of developers are men. At MixR, we believe that it is time to change t...
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Pounding the Pavement with Jane Fonda
We love it when new members join MixR, we get super excited when we see a new group being formed. Most of all, we absolutely love seeing MixR in action, bringing people together, empowering new female leaders, and creating change in our world!On Saturday September 8th, the #PavementPounders gro...
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Women empowering Women in traditionally male-dominated industries
A woman in a hard hat is still a pretty rare sight. Not as rare as it used to be, for sure, but I think we can all admit that we still see an awful lot of “MEN AT WORK” signs as opposed to the rather more inclusive “‘PEOPLE AT WORK” when driving past a construction site.Construction is just one o...
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