Why Can’t Silicon Valley Solve Its Diversity Problem?

Earlier this year, Facebook released its diversity numbers—which were only incrementally higher than they had been a year before, despite several internal initiatives—in a blog post that outlined what is usually known as the “pipeline” problem. “Appropriate representation in technology . . . will depend upon more people having the opportunity to gain necessary skills through the public education system,” Maxine Williams, the company’s global director of diversity, wrote. Later that day, an essay, “Invisible Talent,” circulated across my social-media feeds and Slack back channels. “I haven’t even started my first full-time job yet and I’m already so tired of feeling erased and mistreated by the tech industry,” it read.

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