Elnaz Babayeva, Senior AI Researcher at Avast, has always loved math. She was introduced to the PASCAL programming language at the age of 15 and decided she would become a programmer. Three years later, she decided to get a computer science…
The tech industry continues to struggle to attract and retain talented women — and talented women continue to struggle within an industry that is still far from welcoming. That’s why it’s so important to recognize and lift up the exceptiona…
Let’s start this article with a little experiment. When you read the following words, pay attention to the very first image that pops into your head: tech worker. Chances are your brain surfaced a pretty stereotypical, Mark Zuckerberg-type …
If anyone truly knows the value of a diverse workforce, it’s Shane Ryan. Ryan came to Avast by way of work in the private, public, and voluntary sectors and was part of the senior leadership team at the National Lottery Community Fund befor…
It has become increasingly clear that there will not likely be a definitive “end” to the pandemic — and workplaces are trying to figure out what that means for them moving forward. As tech companies in particular consider whether they want …
NBC’s The Office is just a show about ordinary lives in an ordinary — even boring — office park. And yet it’s arguably one of the most popular television shows of all time. In its total mundanity, it manages to highlight deep and almost uni…
I was recently asked to provide input for a colleague’s blog on why, in the tech industry, despite advancements in women representation, senior leadership remains dominantly male. My initial response was okay, let me list a couple bullets a…
The Avast Foundation is fighting alongside global citizens for a more equitable and inclusive digital future. We stand firmly with those who are working to make the world a safer, more welcoming place for everyone — both online and off. Tha…
Tech has always been a man’s world. But for a period in the early aughts and teens, it was really more a boy’s world. As the second big tech bubble of the digital age swelled in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, the aesthetics and preferenc…
Ameena is a married woman with two boys, ages 8 and 10, living in California. She’s a Type A personality and her high end job in the biotech industry reflects that. But the past 18 months of working from home while managing her children and…