The Geek-Boy Irony Behind Mark Zuckerberg’s Tech Lobby

May 30, 2013
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Ito, Mimi. 2013. “The Geek-Boy Irony Behind Mark Zuckerberg’s Tech Lobby.” Fast Company, May 30. 

My plea to the tech sector to address issues of equity and diversity head on in Fast Company.

Citing a critical shortage, Silicon Valley heavyweights have been lobbying for immigration reform that will allow high-tech firms to hire more workers under H-1B visas. How is this possible, given our glut of job-seeking college grads? One fundamental problem is the narrowness of the demographic that the high-tech sector draws from–especially the lack of women and minorities.

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