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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 they're welcome. because as you point out, in a lot of cases, just because of what the numbers are, a code 2040 fellow may be the only person of color, only black or lati...

Create change and that ends up being inspiring for young people. >> i think it is important to point out you'll all doing amazing work for students and young people you're 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. it's such a good point. when we have conversations with companies, we don't work with companies that treat this like charity. we work with company that is treat this like a business case who are thinking about the fact that they want to create the most innovative pr...

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