RT @digitalsista All I Need is 2 Minutes: Tips for Wired Magazine
This posting is a bit belated but the message is incredibly timely and true for not only Wired magazine but for most mainstream print and online publications, as well as for organizations that deal with the digital and tech spaces. Shireen Mitchell or @digitalsista offers a two-minute solution to the age old question, “Well, where are they?” You know that question often posed after a Wired or any other entity is challenged with finding “qualified” and “diverse” members for their panels and even their pages. Shireen, you’re welcome to send them to BlackWeb20.com for referrals.
Category: Diversity, web 2.0 | Tags: DigitalSista, diversity in new media, diversity in technology, panel members, Shireen Mitchell, Wired Magazine
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@mikey I’d like to ad a caveat to that however, every single s-valley tech company that does in fact hire H-1B immigrants, has the same problem of under-representation with hiring African techies on H-1B.
So you’ve got Af Ams underrepresented domestically, and foreign Black immigrants also underrepresented.
The claims of cultural differences and education disadvantages surely can’t transcend the Atlantic Ocean. Even if it did, at some point it comes down to who these companies hire, and who they’re looking to hire, and who they would prefer to hire.
However, I don’t think this means we should run crying on the shoulders of everyone who will listen in the Bay area. It should be a rallying call for blacks in tech to form their own startups and lead by example.
Nice video! I am very aware of Shireen Mitchell’s work with her organization Digital Sisters. Unfortunately, the response given by Wired is the same response many of the IT and digital media companies give for not hiring more African-American technology and digital media professional.
The truth of the matter is many IT companies are more interested in obtaining more H-1B visa for more foreign technology talent than hiring women or underrepresented minorities here in the US.
Nice video, neighbor! Very well done.