Why Diversity Is Difficult

I am passionate about Twitter the service, and I love Twitter, the company. The opportunity to work on a product that is positively changing how African Americans are perceived in this country is humbling. Every day for almost three years, I have looked forward to making contributions to the platform that enables #BlackLivesMatter, and that amplifies the voices of #BlackTwitter.That is why is the public commitment by Twitter to a measurable diversity goal is so important. In 2014, 27 percent of African American, 25 percent of Hispanic Americans and 21 percent of women use Twitter, according to Pew. Only 3 percent of Engineering and Product at Twitter are African American/Hispanic and less than 15 percent are women. This is why the work many people have done, and continue to do in diversity at Twitter is so important. They are indomitable, have the will, strength and courage to change the story of diversity at Twitter.During my time at Twitter, I experienced the pride and sense of purpose on seeing #Ferguson and #blacklivesmatter on the most prominent wall at Twitter HQ. This is something I will never forget.And yet there were moments that caused me to question how and why a company whose product has been used as an agent of revolutionary social change did not reflect the diversity of thought, conversation and people in its ranks.I began to understand the challenge of improving diversity when the first Twitter diversity report illustrated just how much work needed to be done. This is illustrated by the fact that even tho African-Americans and Hispanics make up > 30 percent of Twitters (U.S.) monthly active users,
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