As suggested by one of the comments on the article, I think it would be much more productive to engage in criminal justice reform before even starting to worry about 'bro culture'.
50% of black men and 44% of hispanic men are arrested by the age of 23 (not to mention 38% of white men). These numbers are just way too high. Once you get into the system, it's hard to get out. And children of incarcerated or formerly incarcerated persons have a much higher chance of going to prison. See the vicious cycle here? The only thing this article got right was:
> But many people of color can't even find that ladder
This is the most pressing issue. Minorities can't find the ladder because they don't even know it exists. We're disproportionately locking them up and perpetuating criminal activity and poverty. If we want to fix underrepresentation of minorities at schools and in tech, we should start attacking the root cause, not a red herring.
50% of black men and 44% of hispanic men are arrested by the age of 23 (not to mention 38% of white men). These numbers are just way too high. Once you get into the system, it's hard to get out. And children of incarcerated or formerly incarcerated persons have a much higher chance of going to prison. See the vicious cycle here? The only thing this article got right was:
> But many people of color can't even find that ladder
This is the most pressing issue. Minorities can't find the ladder because they don't even know it exists. We're disproportionately locking them up and perpetuating criminal activity and poverty. If we want to fix underrepresentation of minorities at schools and in tech, we should start attacking the root cause, not a red herring.