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Opportunity. >> silicon valley has a massive gender diversity problem, massive racial diversity problem. what is the experience like for folks who placed at companies in silicon valley? do they find it to be an accepting and welcoming atmosphere? >> yeah. one of the most important things we found is that if we pair the students that come through our program with mentors in the space, it makes a huge difference in feeling like theyre welcome. because as you point out, in a lot of cases, just beca...

Create change and that ends up being inspiring for young people. >> i think it is important to point out youll all doing amazing work for students and young people youre working with and amazing work for the companies because research shows that companies that have a more diverse work force are more successful. >> right. >> yeah. its such a good point. when we have conversations with companies, we dont work with companies that treat this like charity. we work with company that is treat this like...

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