Spreading the word: My sociologist friend is looking for people in tech to interview for her dissertation (themes: diversity, meritocracy), her email is copied below if you're interested in contributing your story to this study, or know someone who might be. Cheers, Jay ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sigrid Luhr &lt;sigridluhr(a)gmail.com&gt; Date: Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 4:01 PM Subject: Dissertation Help To: Hello friends, As you probably know, I'm currently interviewing folks who work in the tech industry as part of my dissertation. After exhausting most of my own contacts, I'm reaching out to you. Do you know anyone who works in the industry in the Bay Area who might be willing to sit down for an interview with me? I'm casting a pretty wide net right now in terms of who I interview, so if you think someone might be a good fit for the study, they probably would be! Gere's a little blurb that I've been using to send out to potential respondents (feel free to copy and paste to send to friends you know): My name is Sigrid Luhr and I am a PhD candidate in the Sociology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. I am currently conducting interviews with tech workers living and working in the Bay Area as part of my dissertation research. Broadly, the project centers around diversity and narratives of meritocracy within the tech industry. If you are interested in taking part or have any questions about the study, please let me know. Interviews typically last an hour and mostly cover work experiences and perceptions of the tech industry. The interview itself can take place at a time and place most convenient to you (most take place in coffee shops). And, as is the case with most sociological research like this, I will never use your name or any identifying information in my dissertation or anywhere else. Please get in touch with me at sigridluhr(a)gmail.com or 301-655-8153 if you have any questions or are interested in participating. Thank you! -- Sigrid Luhr 301-655-8153 <%28301%29%20655-8153> sigridluhr(a)berkeley.edu