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Hacking the Tech WorkforceMary Scotton
Developer EvangelistSalesforce Platform@rockchick322004
Source: google.com/diversity
Source: Code.org
How can we change these ratios?
Hacking Your Company
“Radical Inclusion is a core value, that’s what has set us apart.”
Ashara Ekundayo, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Impact Hub Oakland
bit.ly/LWTpanel
“Hire differently.”Ayori Selassie, Sr Sales Engineer & President of BoldForce, Salesforce
“Hiring is necessary but not sufficient…we have to look in the
mirror.”Kelli Dragovich, VP of HR, Github
“When I think about diversity it's like planting a garden; you need to have soil
that is good for the seeds to actually grow.”
Lisa Lee, Diversity Program Manager, Pandora
Make inclusion a core valuebake it in from the start, catch up now if you didn’t, be an active
bystanderSeek diverse applicants
go to universities, meetups, uncubators for underrepresented talentTalk about diversity & privilege
all hands meetings, small group facilitated conversations, internal discussion boards, unconscious bias training
Start or support affinity groupssafe space for employees, make sure HR/Execs are accountable for
action
Hacking Tech Conferences
Hacking conferences
Source: https://medium.com/@sailorhg/coding-like-a-girl-595b90791cce
Be aware of your unconscious biasesassume everyone is an expert, talk to people who
don’t look like youWork within the system
seek a diverse set of speakers, say no to all white male panels, notice the monoculture
Hack the systemorganize meetups inside the conference, organize
sessions outside the conference
Hacking the Pipeline
Source: Code.org
Volunteermentor at a youth hackathon (Qeyno Labs), assist in a
BlackGirls CODE or Girls Who Code workshopDonate
find orgs in your community (Hack the Hood, Hidden Genius, Youth Impact Hub Oakland)
Provide internshipswork with dev bootcamps and CODE2040 to connect
students to internships in your company
What will you do?
Thank You
Mary ScottonDeveloper EvangelistSalesforce Platform@rockchick322004
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