How to Contribute to Diversity in Tech - Typelevel Summit Lausanne 2019
- 1. Want to Diversify the Scala Community? Here is How You Can Help! @yifan_xing_e
- 2. Someone in the Scala/ Programming community you look up to. @yifan_xing_e
- 3. Hello! I am Yifan Xing Find me at @yifan_xing_e @yifan_xing_e
- 4. Implicit Bias Culturally-based mental models Short cuts for filtering information Misperception @yifan_xing_e 乞 佟 鐃緒申
- 5. Microinequities Caused by implicit bias Subtle & cumulative messages looks, gestures, tone of voice Devalue & discourage performance @yifan_xing_e
- 7. Why should white men do diversity work? It might help your career. @yifan_xing_e
- 8. Does Diversity-Valuing Behavior Result in Diminished Performance Ratings for Non-White and Female Leaders? Link: https://www.cbs.dk/files/cbs.dk/hekman_et_al._2017_0.pdf @yifan_xing_e
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- 11. More divergent ideas generate more powerful questions, which invite more innovation and creativity to solve more complex real-world problems. @yifan_xing_e
- 13. The Athena Factor Technology Science Engineering 28 Focus Group 34 Companies 2 Years @yifan_xing_e
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- 15. Was it always like this? 36% @yifan_xing_e
- 17. Where did women go? 51% 24% Left the tech industry Took non-SET jobs in different company 20% Left workforce 7% Took non-SET jobs in same company 31% @yifan_xing_e
- 18. How can you help? @yifan_xing_e
- 19. Participants- Follow the Code of Conduct. - Assume technical competency. - Recognize/Distinguish behaviors. Link: http://eed3si9n.com/making-conference-a-safer-space How can you help? @yifan_xing_e
- 20. Don't know where to start? Worry about making a mistake? A safe space to ask questions. Link: https://events.mozilla.org/dearmeninopensourcethiscallisf A Safe Space for Men @yifan_xing_e 鐃緒申
- 21. Conference Organizers Code of Conduct Reporting mechanism Tokenism: Symbolic effort Prevent criticism Instead: Effort during CFP Encourage/Mentor first time speakers How can you help? @yifan_xing_e
- 22. Provide resources to encourage & mentor 鍖rst-time speakers.
- 23. ScalaBridge A community-based non-pro鍖t organization that helps students from underrepresented groups in tech to learn Scala. @yifan_xing_e
- 24. How to Contribute? Mentors: answer Scala questions Organizers: Sponsor: space & food Mentors Students How to organize a ScalaBridge workshop? @yifan_xing_e
- 25. GitHub Contributor Join Slack ScalaBridge Twitter: @scalabridge scalabridge@gmail.com How to Participate? @yifan_xing_e
- 26. More than 15 cities worldwide @yifan_xing_e
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- 31. Find me at: @yifan_xing_e Thank you!
- 32. - Does Diversity-Valuing Behavior Result in Diminished Performance Ratings for Non-White and Female Leaders - The Athena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering, and Technology - I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype | Canwen Xu | TEDxBoise - Video created by Tapad - Image