Diversity hiring is hiring based on merit with special care taken to ensure procedures are free from biases related to a candidate’s age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other personal characteristics that are unrelated to their job performance.
The purpose of this resource list is to help companies and recruiters naviagte through diversity hiring. Let's come together and build an index of organizations, conferences, contacts, and other useful resources that value diversity.
Curations
Conferences
- 2019 Code2040 Summit: The Code for Justice
- AfroTech
- BlackTech Week
- Black Women Talk Tech
- Black Is Tech Conference
- Tech Inclusion
- Discrupt Indy
- TechConnext
- Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
- bitcon
- LESBIANS WHO TECH & ALLIES SUMMIT
Organizations
- dev/color: to empower Black software engineers to help one another grow into industry leaders.
- PyLadies: an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community.
- MotherCoders
- Ladies of Code
- Code2040
- The Last Mile: prepares incarcerated individuals for successful reentry through business and technology training.
- Shift: talent development company powering successful career shifts for military veterans.
- Specialisterne USA: an international, award winning social enterprise setting the “gold standard” for neurodiversity employment.
Job Platforms
- Blacks in Tech Job Board
- Grace Hopper resume database
- Tech Ladies
- Women in Technology Job Board
- Recruit Disabilities
- Misdemeanor And Felony-Friendly Jobs
Regional
- Pittsburgh
Universities
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CMU
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UIUC
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Stanford
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Berkeley
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MIT
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U of Michigan
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NYU