The Truth About Mentoring Minorities (Strange Loop)

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1. The Truth... About Mentoring Minorities
2. Hello! I AM Byron Woodfork Software Developer for 8th Light Twitter: @ByronWoodfork
3. How I Became A Software Developer
4. I’m From Chicago
8. High School
9. COLLEGE
10. COLLEGE
13. W3Schools.com
16. 8th Light Software Is Our Craft
18. Apprenticeship
19. Student Resident Dev
21. How I Became A Software Developer
22. “Why aren’t more black people successful like yourself?”
23. “ Where is the gap for minorities in tech.. And how can I help close it?
25. Software Developers
26. Team Leads
27. Executives
28. “ Where is the gap for minorities in tech.. And how can I help close it?
29. “ The solution to breaking the barrier for minorities in tech, is providing a strong network of mentors to support them
31. Duck Typing
32. You cannot duck type people!
34. “ Mentors must be willing to adjust their teaching styles Become aware of the challenges minorities face
35. 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% Intel Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Diversity Among Tech Employees Male Female White Black Hispanic Other
36. 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% Whites African Americans Hispanic Americans Predicted Job Quit Rate Across Race Job Quit Rate
37. 61.29% Greater African American Women Quit Rate Compared to White Men 67.5% Hispanic American Women
38. Why?
40. “ I think African-Americans get frustrated that they're not progressing faster. They aren't necessarily meeting with and being sponsored by the senior executives Neil Green – Vice President at Intel
43. “ How many people at this company look like me?
48. Challenges & Opportunities When Mentoring Minorities
49. Cross Race or Cross Gender Mentorships
50. Negative Stereotypes
52. Negative Stereotypes
53. Stereotype Threat
56. Stereotype Threat?
58. Being a coach and counselor
59. Identification & Role Modeling
60. Cross Race or Cross Gender Mentoring
61. Protective Hesitation
64. “ Othered?
67. 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% Intel Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Diversity Among Tech Employees Male Female White Asian Black Hispanic Other
68. ◦ Strong Network of Mentors ◦ Coach & Counselor ◦ Negative Stereotypes ◦ Stereotype Threat ◦ Identifying & Role Modeling ◦ Protective Hesitation
69. “ Where is the gap for minorities in tech.. And how can I help close it?
70. Thanks! ANY QUESTIONS? You can find me at Twitter: @ByronWoodfork Email: ByronWoodfork@gmail.com Where I work: 8thlight.com
71. Resources ◦ The Truth About Mentoring Minorities - By David A. Thomas ◦ Challenging Conventional Wisdom about Who Quits: Revelations from Corporate America - Hom PW ◦ Research on Cross-Race Relationships: An Annotated Bibliography - Elizabeth Page-Gould ◦ Stereotype Threat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype_threat ◦ Tech Company Diversity Numbers: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2 016/02/03/465270938/intel-discloses-diversity- data-challenges-tech-industry-to-follow-suit