Geek Girls Guide: MIMA Summit: Notes From the “Closing the Gap” Session
Meghan Wilker posts her notes from a discussion at the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association’s annual summit that she co-hosted.
It was a great session. I would have loved it if the crowd would have been standing room only, but we at least filled all the seats …. And, frankly, I wasn’t entirely surprised — there are plenty of people who’d rather talk about something else, plenty of people who feel like there is no lack of diversity or that — if there is — it’s not really a problem (seriously, I had someone say that to me the other day). Those who did show up brought some great insights.
This a great summary of the discussion and Meghan includes a great list of solutions and links to lots of great resources for folks working in Interactive and interested in developing and promoting diversity in the industry’s culture.
I’m not employed in this industry, but I know a lot of people who are. My impression is it’s not any more or less diverse than the rest of Minnesota (or at least the Twin Cities). That would be an interesting tidbit, actually, if it were more diverse.
