Diversity - vijayetar/seattle-301d55 GitHub Wiki

There are several good reasons why diversity matters 👍

  1. Diverse teams are smarter and more creative - simply put -

Scott E. Page, professor of complex systems, political science and economics at the University of > > Michigan:"Diverse groups of people bring to organizations more and different ways of seeing a problem and, thus, faster/better ways of solving it."

  1. Diverse companies perform better - And in a 2003 study looking at 177 banks across the U.S., researchers found that for banks focused on innovation, racial diversity was clearly tied to better financial performance.

  2. Companies are losing out on great talent - Failing to attract and hire employees from underrepresented backgrounds leads companies to miss out on incredible talent

  3. Diverse companies can better serve a diverse user base

I went to New Tech meetup on 1/23 Regarding diversity for women. The main presenter was Gina Castilla from Unloop talking about how she entered the tech field after being a marginalized Latina released from jail at age of 26. Her company helps other incarcerated marginalized women to get their footing in society.