As with all extremes, the pendulum must return to its path, and soon we will see a return to a meritocratic approach. Approaching the lack of diversity in this industry from a hiring perspective is too late stage and short sighted- the change should happen with education during childhood and teen years in areas where there are concentrations of historically uninterested parties that are uninterested due to a lack of mentorship availability.

I want to see after school programs being arranged, charter schools being built, stipends for families who encourage this field of study, fair pay for the teachers who are selected to offer to service to these areas, extracurricular activities that focus on tech and following through with those that show any modicum of interest potential.

The change begins at home, and it has nothing to do with race, it has to do with opportunity to learn and the freedom to abstract your home life problems and concerns long enough to make use of the education without the preoccupation of where the next meal is or where you’ll sleep.