“I went to all these conferences, and the only people that looked like me were the janitors cleaning up,” says one Women of Color in Tech panelist.

Sinduja Rangarajan
Data Reporter
Sinduja Rangarajan is a data reporter at Reveal, focusing on academic collaborations around workplace issues. She is the organizer of Mind to Mind, a symposium that brings academics and journalists together to foster conversation and partnerships. She is a former Google News Lab fellow. She is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
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