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Getting to know TechEquity—Meet the TechEqui-Team

Did you know that contract workers in tech are paid less than their directly-hired counterparts with little to no benefits? They’re disproportionately more likely to be women, nonbinary, Black, and Latinx.  Did you also know that 37% of landlords we surveyed in 2024 do not receive an applicant’s… Read More

Keirstan Schiedeck

Keirstan Schiedeck is the Project Manager at TechEquity. Keirstan brings nearly 5 years of experience in event planning and nonprofit management to her role, along with a passion for organization and system optimization. Before joining the TechEquity team, Keirstan served as the Programs & Operations Manager at Thrive Alliance, a… Read More

Screened Out of Housing – In a nutshell

When you apply for rental housing, your potential landlord will conduct some sort of tenant screening process through which they decide whether or not they think you’ll be a good renter. They’ll ask you for basic personal information, proof of income, references, and consent for the landlord to pull various… Read More

Opaque AI-Powered Tenant Screening Threatens Renter Protections

New research explores how use of automated tenant screening technology by landlords affects renters in California San Francisco, CA – AI-enabled tenant screening systems have infiltrated the rental market, but understanding of how these tools work is remarkably opaque making it increasingly difficult to enforce a suite of housing… Read More

Screened Out of Housing – July 2024 Research Paper

Automated tenant screening is already widespread, disproportionately impacting low-income and other vulnerable renters. We need to stop housing AI from deepening racial and economic inequities in the housing market. Screened Out of Housing – Research Paper Key takeaways We surveyed renters and landlords to understand how automated… Read More