Diversity & Inclusion

As a tech company, we’re deeply invested in inspiring kids to pursue STEM careers.  And we’re helping address the industry-wide shortage of women in STEM. According to UIS data, less than 30 percent of the world’s researchers are women so you’ll see us supporting a number of initiatives around the world, like recently with STEMintheCity […]

Nearly five years ago, Molly Q. Ford, Senior Director of Global Equality Programs at Salesforce.com, had an idea groundbreaking for the time—hold a conference focused entirely on celebrating inspirational women. Partnering with other women in Salesforce leadership, Molly was able to bring this dream to fruition, hosting Salesforce’s first-ever Women’s Leadership Summit at Dreamforce. “Two […]

While growing the pipeline of women in technology is everyone’s responsibility, many women leaders in particular have a strong passion for inspiring and helping the next generation of female engineers and scientists pursue their goals. Today at Wonder Women Tech in Washington, DC, more than 200 participants gathered to address the barriers facing girls in STEAM today, […]

Lenovo technology leader Ruth Sleeter shares her insights about advancing women in STEM careers at industry diversity event When it comes to making women and other minorities more comfortable in technology workplaces, leaders need to own their own biases. That was one of the takeaways from Lenovo Executive Director Ruth Sleeter as she and other […]

Six decades ago, an ambitious young woman who graduated at the top of her class at Columbia got rejected by 41 law firms. Her name? Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG). Just this past year, this judicial phenomenon marked her 25th anniversary of sitting on the US Supreme Court. According to 2018 data1, law schools in the […]

Before Lenovo joined the Atlantic to host the Inclusion in the Workplace summit in New York on March 7, we invited employees to compete for a chance to attend. The call was simple: What does inclusion mean to you and how can Lenovo build a more diverse, inclusive company? Employees across the United States applied, […]

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the contributions and achievements of women past and present. This year, we’re taking a deeper look at the question of equality and opportunity through the theme of “Balance for Better.” The idea resonates differently for everyone—some point to long-standing challenges women face getting in the door and rising through […]

For International Women’s Day, we looked beyond Lenovo to celebrate brilliant visionaries who innovate for better—better connectivity, a better environment, better access in underserved areas, and better solutions for some of our biggest global challenges. There are, of course, countless women we could have chosen who have radically improved our world—but there would be even […]