Opportunity for Diversity in a Post-Covid World
summary
Claim: COVID-driven distributed work can materially expand diverse hiring by removing geographic barriers. Evidence: virtually all U.S. tech job growth concentrates in five cities; willingness to relocate falls from ~40% (1980) to ~10%; SF rents drop ~27% and occupancy falls below 40%. Problem stats: women ≈25% of computing roles and 50% of women leave tech before 35; ~40% of tech hires come through referrals. Tactics that have worked or are recommended: distributed-first hiring, new feeder universities, asynchronous communication, visibility platforms, and home‑office infrastructure support.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:48A million lifetimes away
- 1:37Chinese symbol for crisis
- 3:10My accent
- 4:05My career journey
- 5:58Why diversity is important
- 7:05Challenges with diversity
- 7:20Industrywide data
- 9:05Why
- 10:57Geography
- 12:16Relocate
- 13:19Median household income
- 13:53Location matters
- 15:00The need for space
- 15:13Challenges
- 15:28Referrals
- 15:53The denominator problem
- 16:25Attrition
- 17:06Tech Bubble
- 17:43Silver Lining
- 18:04Early 2020
- 19:12San Francisco
- 20:07Companies Shifting
- 20:51Distributed First Work Culture
- 21:46Working from Home
- 23:18Flexibility and Choice
- 23:38Leaders in Tech
- 25:36Conclusion
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