ReadySet CEO Y-Vonne Hutchinson thinks the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd could spur Silicon Valley to address its own systemic inequities.Silicon Valley has long had a diversity problem, but in the past the industry has largely been able to evade addressing it.
People inside and outside tech companies are no longer as enthralled with the industry as they once were, and are more willing to call the companies out for failing to address race and diversity problems, she said. The tech industry had already come under scrutiny many times for its hiring, promotion, funding, and business practices as they pertained to the treatment of women, blacks, and other people of color. But usually, after some initial tumult and the occasional promise to do better, the Valley quickly got back to business as usual.
"Everybody's feeling some kind of pain right now, and that pain and that level of dissatisfaction, that's the difference," said Hutchinson, whose Oakland, California-based firm helps companies in the tech industry and elsewhere move towards having more diverse and inclusive workplaces. "We're putting up with less bullshit.
First we need an article about what the hell is a “diversity consultant”.
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