#Startwith8Hollywood is a grassroots diversity, equity, and diversity initiative from The Bitch Pack and Women of Color Unite. We match entertainment professionals each with 8 (yes, eight!) Women of Color in order to help mentees move the needle on their careers and rid the industry of the age-old excuse “I don’t know any Women of Color to hire.” Within our first year, we matched almost one thousand women to approximately 250 mentors. We’ve built many successful relationships, and outcomes so far have included mentees getting staffed and signing with representation, and one mentee even receiving distribution for her feature directing debut! We’ve expanded internationally to Canada and the UK, with plans to roll out additional programming in the future. Our next general cycle will commence Summer 2021.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
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