[diversity-talk] [HOT] totally seeking 'other'

[Jonathan]

As I said, I understand and in fact support your intentions but to 
suggest a tweet starting with "not a white dude" is quite simply 
insulting.  Could I start a job search with the title "not a black dude?"

By all means reach out to members of the community you wish to encourage 
by communicating in areas they may frequent but you cannot send global 
messages excluding those you don't want.

Jonathan

On 17/07/2013 21:17, Bonnie Bogle wrote:
> Thanks Lela for the link. We encourage **everyone** who's interested 
> and qualified to apply to this and all positions at MapBox.
>
> 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.
>
> Feel free to hit me up with any questions/concerns/suggestions here or 
> off thread.
>
> Bonnie
>
>
> On Jul 17, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Lela Prashad <lprashad at nijel.org 
> <mailto:lprashad at nijel.org>> wrote:
>
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> http://www.uic.edu/depts/oae/docs/Sample%20Diversity%20Statements.pdf
>>
>> Lela
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jonathan <bigfatfrog67 at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:bigfatfrog67 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     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!
>>
>>     Equality is a two way street.
>>
>>     Jonathan
>>     (for what it's worth I'm a White Anglo Saxon Protestant)
>>
>>
>>     On 17/07/2013 05:30, alyssa wright wrote:
>>>     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.
>>>
>>>     D-I-V-E-R-I-S-I-T-Y !!!
>>>
>>>     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.
>>>
>>>     But I digress! We are rallied.
>>>
>>>     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.
>>>
>>>     Tweet:
>>>     Save the Women's Bathroom! Save humanity! @Mapbox seeking Biz
>>>     Dev Lead. Industry seeking diversity. Please forward.
>>>     http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr
>>>
>>>     Link: https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/357343471339716610
>>>
>>>     Tweet:
>>>     not a white dude? please apply. Hiring Business Development Lead
>>>     at MapBox SF: http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr via @mapbox
>>>
>>>     Link:
>>>     https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/356385182594506752
>>>
>>>     PS I have no idea what the bathroom situation is in MapBox. I'm
>>>     sure it's awesome.
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Lela Prashad
>> Chief Data Scientist
>>
>> NiJeL - Data. Mapping. Community Impact.
>>
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>> email: lprashad at nijel.org <mailto:lprashad at nijel.org>
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>

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