Jonathan, I think they are just advertising an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity position - legal and required for federal contractors in the US. Here's a list of boilerplate statements MapBox could draw from to explain their diversity-in-hiring policy.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oae/docs/Sample%20Diversity%20Statements.pdf Lela On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: > While I appreciate your intentions, in this country (UK) it is illegal to > specify that applicants for a job should be of any one gender or race let > alone specifying a race or gender that is not welcome! > > Equality is a two way street. > > Jonathan > (for what it's worth I'm a White Anglo Saxon Protestant) > > > On 17/07/2013 05:30, alyssa wright wrote: > > MapBox needs a Biz Dev Lead in San Francisco and is actively looking for a > diverse applicant pool. A diverse pool would be great for MapBox and > great for open source geo. But they need help building that pool. > > D-I-V-E-R-I-S-I-T-Y !!! > > Hmm. That was supposed to be a rallying call however I've just > demonstrated my nonexistent skills in both cheerleading and spelling. > National Dork Day was yesterday, I must still be celebrating. > > But I digress! We are rallied. > > So I humbly ask each ofmyou to reach to those diverse corners of your > networks (keep it PG, or at least kosher) for bizdev superstars. And if > you're feeling punchy, hop on twitter, these babies are just waitin' for > some retweet love. > > Tweet: > Save the Women's Bathroom! Save humanity! @Mapbox seeking Biz Dev Lead. > Industry seeking diversity. Please forward. http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr > > Link: https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/357343471339716610 > > Tweet: > not a white dude? please apply. Hiring Business Development Lead at MapBox > SF: http://t.co/mdUEokLgIr via @mapbox > > Link: > https://twitter.com/alyssapwright/status/356385182594506752 > > PS I have no idea what the bathroom situation is in MapBox. I'm sure > it's awesome. > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing > [email protected]http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > -- Lela Prashad Chief Data Scientist NiJeL - Data. Mapping. Community Impact. mobile/office/SMS: 602.412.1553 email: [email protected] skypeid, gtalk: lela.prashad web: http://nijel.org Brooklyn, NYC, USA
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