Mark S. Luckie | Vox Our world has too much noise and too little context. Vox helps you understand what matters. 2019-03-06T10:46:14+00:00 https://www.vox.com/authors/mark-s-luckie/rss https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/vox_logo_rss_light_mode.png?w=150&h=100&crop=1 Mark S. Luckie <![CDATA[Twitter Just Hired a White Man to Oversee Employee Diversity]]> https://www.vox.com/2015/12/30/11621788/twitter-still-has-a-major-problem-with-employee-diversity 2019-03-06T05:46:14-05:00 2015-12-30T07:28:43-05:00

Twitter has hired a new head of diversity, news that should have prompted a chorus of cheers from those hoping the company would take the issue more seriously. Jeffrey Siminoff, former director of Worldwide Inclusion & Diversity at Apple, will take on the prominent role. However, more noticeable than his stellar resume is that Siminoff is a white man in a company full of white men.

Like many others, I was left scratching my head at the news. Only 3 percent of Twitter’s employees are black or Latino, according to publicly released numbers, and Twitter could have made a bold statement by hiring a woman or racial minority for what is ultimately a symbolic role. As the former manager of journalism and news at Twitter and someone who fought for internal diversity, I am dismayed.

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