<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Thanks Lela for the link. We encourage **everyone** who's interested and qualified to apply to this and all positions at MapBox. </div><div><br></div><div>We also actively try to get job listings plus news about our work out to diverse communities outside of our typical channels, which can be more developer/map/technical oriented and often do not have the same diversity as the world around us : ) Which is what I think Alyssa was trying to help with here with the international community and diversity OSM list. </div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to hit me up with any questions/concerns/suggestions here or off thread. </div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Bonnie</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div></div><div><div>On Jul 17, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Lela Prashad <<a href="mailto:lprashad@nijel.org">lprashad@nijel.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Jonathan,</div><div><br></div>I think they are just advertising an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity position - legal and required for federal contractors in the US. Here's a list of boilerplate statements MapBox could draw from to explain their diversity-in-hiring policy.<div>
<br></div><div><a href="http://www.uic.edu/depts/oae/docs/Sample%20Diversity%20Statements.pdf">http://www.uic.edu/depts/oae/docs/Sample%20Diversity%20Statements.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Lela<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jonathan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bigfatfrog67@gmail.com" target="_blank">bigfatfrog67@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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While I appreciate your intentions, in this country (UK) it is
illegal to specify that applicants for a job should be of any one
gender or race let alone specifying a race or gender that is not
welcome!<br>
<br>
Equality is a two way street.<br>
<br>
Jonathan<br>
(for what it's worth I'm a White Anglo Saxon Protestant)<div><div class="h5"><br>
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<div>On 17/07/2013 05:30, alyssa wright
wrote:<br>
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<div>MapBox needs a Biz
Dev Lead in San Francisco and is actively looking for a diverse
applicant pool. A diverse pool would be great for MapBox and
great for open source geo. But they need help building that
pool.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>D-I-V-E-R-I-S-I-T-Y
!!!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Hmm. That was
supposed to be a rallying call however I've just demonstrated my
nonexistent skills in both cheerleading and spelling. National
Dork Day was yesterday, I must still be celebrating. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>But I digress! We
are rallied.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>So I humbly ask each
ofmyou to reach to those diverse corners of your networks (keep
it PG, or at least kosher) for bizdev superstars. And if you're
feeling punchy, hop on twitter, these babies are just waitin'
for some retweet love.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Tweet:</div>
<div>Save the Women's
Bathroom! Save humanity! @Mapbox seeking Biz Dev Lead. Industry
seeking diversity. Please forward. <a href="http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr" target="_blank">http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr</a></div>
<div><br>
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<div><span>Link: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/357343471339716610" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/357343471339716610</a></div>
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<div>Tweet:</div>
<div>not a white dude? please apply. Hiring Business Development
Lead at MapBox SF: <a href="http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr" target="_blank">http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr</a> via
@mapbox </div>
<div><br>
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<div>Link:</div>
<div><a href="https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/356385182594506752" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/356385182594506752</a></div>
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<div>PS I have no idea what the bathroom situation is in MapBox.
I'm sure it's awesome. </div>
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