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TALKING ABOUT RACE
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= SUPER AWKWARD
Images courtesy Ed Yourdan (flickr)
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TALKING ABOUT RACE = SUPER AWKWARD
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ME IN MIDDLE SCHOOL = SUPER AWKWARD
Computing jobs are the fastest growing segment of
jobs in the US economy (with some of the lowest
unemployment rates)
Software developers are in demand (100,000 jobs go
unfilled every year in the US)
Software is eating the world (today it is a key component
of nearly every industry)
Image courtesy of code.org
THE RISE OF THE INNOVATION ECONOMY
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Image courtesy of code.org
Today 90% of population growth comes from minority
groups.
42% of the population will be Black or Latino in 2040.
The US will be majority-minority in the year 2040.
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
30%
43%
116%
Overall Black Latino
US Population Growth 2010 to 2040
A MASSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT
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YOWZA.
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20120%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30% 28%
18%
9%7%
5%
1%
Total United States PopulationComputer Science Degrees EarnedUS Technical EmployeesSilicon Valley Tech EmployeesSilicon Valley Tech LeadershipVC-Backed Startup Founders
BLACKS & LATINOS AS A PERCENT OF…
Data courtesy: US Census Bureau, National Science Fdn, Bureau Labor Statistics, Anita Borg Institute, CB Insights
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Based on data from the Anita Borg Institute
THE TECH INDUSTRY’S DIVERSITY PROBLEM
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DO YOU CARE?
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A summer fellowship program that places high performing Black and Latino/a software developers in internships with top tech companies and provides
mentorship, leadership training, and network development.
THE CODE2040 FELLOWS PROGRAM
#tbt
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THE TECH INDUSTRY’S DIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY
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To maximize our potential as an industry and an economy, we need to ensure Blacks and Latinos enter the tech workforce at a greater rate, and stay and succeed there as engineers, technologists, thought leaders, and
entrepreneurs.
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THE CODE2040 APPLICANT TOOLKIT
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(find the toolkit online at 2040toolkit.org)
WHAT CAN I DO?
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Twitter.com/CODE2040Facebook.com/CODE2040www.code2040.org
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