Carol Shaw: The groundbreaking career of this video game pioneer
Ever flown your jet fighter down the River of No Return to blow up enemy tankers, helicopters, jets and bridges? Then you’re familiar with the work of video game pioneer Carol Shaw.
Tag Archives: Diversity & Inclusion
Q&A with Siew Lau: Creativity, law, and bridging cultural differences
Today, the Avast Diversity & Inclusion team is shining a spotlight on Avast Legal Counsel Siew Lau, an active D&I champion and ambassador.
Before Siew got into law, she obtained a degree in arts and journalism and worked as both a jou…
Avast Pride 2022
June was Pride Month, and all month long we celebrated and honored the themes of diversity and inclusion. We kicked it off with our company-wide D&I Download newsletter, in which we reminded Avastians the month is not just a time of celebr…
Avast Pride 2022
June was Pride Month, and all month long we celebrated and honored the themes of diversity and inclusion. We kicked it off with our company-wide D&I Download newsletter, in which we reminded Avastians the month is not just a time of celebr…
If you were a queer girl in the 2000s, you were on LiveJournal
This article is part of a multi-article series celebrating Pride month and the role the internet has played in the history of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I became a blue-haired, combat-boot wearing teenager with the Millennium, turning 13 t…
The secret gay history of the modern internet
David Bohnett was born 13 years before the Stonewall Revolution, which kicked off the modern day gay civil rights movement in 1969 – and his early life tragically mirrored the struggle. His first lover took his own life because he couldn’t rec…
Transgender women found and created community in the 1980s internet
This article is part of a multi-article series celebrating Pride month and the role the internet has played in the history of the LGBTQIA+ community.
The internet has played an outsized and very visible role in the massive political and…
Celebrating World Autism Awareness Month with educational activities and our Autism@IT mentoring project
Avast has been a long-term active supporter of people on the spectrum, and for April – World Autism Awareness Month – we pieced together a host of activities, microlearnings, and challenges designed to increase awareness and demystify defin…
IWD at Avast | Avast
March 8 was International Women’s Day (IWD), but at Avast, we chose to celebrate it all month. It’s a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. At the same time, it’s a call to action for acc…
Tech Mentorships | Avast
One of the best any person can do to move their career forward is find a great mentor. And for women in tech — who are underrepresented across the board — mentorships are especially important. A solid mentor/mentee relationship can not only…