MaiAda Carpano was looking for a chance at some upward mobility when she enrolled in a tech bootcamp late last year. Jenn Lazar was looking for a company that shared her values and would offer her the work-life balance she now needed as a working mom.

Both women entered the tech workforce after pivoting from different careers, and knew that it often had barriers to entry for people who weren’t male. But both women also acknowledged that the hiring practices of a company will tell you a lot it and set the tone for company culture.

During our reporting last month, where we focused on gender equity in tech, the subject of hiring was brought up again and again by sources and at a meeting we held with community stakeholders on March 3.

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