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