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April Hicke, founder aand CEO of Toast.

April Hicke

April Hicke is the founder and CEO of Toast, a tech recruitment platform dedicated to increasing gender diversity in the industry.

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The women most at risk from AI aren’t in the rooms designing it

Apr 2

April Hicke writes that Canada is building its AI economy on a foundation that excludes some of its workforce.

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