Building inclusive Open Source communities

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1. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Building inclusive Open Source Communities Laura Gaetano @alicetragedy
2. Hi, I’m Laura. artist, web developer Travis Foundation ROSSConf Rails Girls Summer of Code @alicetragedy
3. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Why am I here today?
5. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Community
6. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Community Empathy
7. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Empathy Support Community
8. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Empathy Support Meaningful discussions Community
10. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Open Source
11. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Social justice and education Open Source
12. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Social justice and education Contributing to existing projects Open Source
13. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Social justice and education Contributing to existing projects Finding like-minded people Open Source
14. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Open Source is great, but…
15. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Open Source is white, male, cisgendered Open Source is great, but…
16. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 “The gender imbalance in open source remains profound: 95% of respondents are men; just 3% are women and 1% are non-binary.” GitHub Open Source Survey, 2017
17. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 ”1% of respondents identify as transgender […] and 7% identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, or another minority sexual orientation. 26% are immigrants […] and 16% are members of ethnic or national minorities in the country where they currently live.“ GitHub Open Source Survey, 2017
18. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Open Source is white, male, cisgendered
 Open Source relies on privilege Open Source is great, but… Open Source is great, but…
19. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Open Source is white, male, cisgendered
 Open Source relies on privilege
 Open Source is biased Open Source is great, but… Open Source is great, but…
20. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 On privilege
21. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 “In the role-playing game known as The Real World, ‘Straight White Male’ is the lowest difficulty setting there is.” John Scalzi
22. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Unpacking the invisible knapsack
23. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 “I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented.” Peggy McIntosh
24. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Unpacking my invisible knapsack
25. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 safety Unpacking the invisible knapsack
26. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 representation in the media Unpacking the invisible knapsack
27. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 renting a house in a “nice” 
 neighbourhood Unpacking the invisible knapsack
28. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry
29. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Flickr auto-tagging Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry
30. Photo by Corey Deshon/Flickr
31. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Flickr auto-tagging The soap dispenser Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry
32. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Flickr auto-tagging The soap dispenser The Vero manifesto Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry
33. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 “users who have your phone number in their address book get an alert that you’ve joined Vero.”
34. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 “users who have your number can send you a Connect Request even if you have turned Connect Requests off.”
35. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 “we encourage people to present themselves as they do in real life. This makes it easier for people to find you.”
37. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Flickr auto-tagging The soap dispenser The Vero manifesto Smartphone dimensions Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry
38. Photo by Alice Donovan Rouse / Unsplash
39. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Flickr auto-tagging The soap dispenser The Vero manifesto Smartphone dimensions Amazon’s recruiting tool Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry
40. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Women are more likely than men to encounter language or content that makes them feel unwelcome (25% vs 15%) as well as stereotyping (12% vs 2%) and unsolicited sexual advances (6% vs 3%). GitHub Open Source Survey, 2017
41. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 And now?
42. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Making your project more inclusive
43. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Make your project accessible Making your project more inclusive
46. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Make your project accessible
 Make your project welcoming Making your project more inclusive
49. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Make your project accessible
 Make your project welcoming
 Add (and enforce) a Code of Conduct Making your project more inclusive
50. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Making your community more inclusive
51. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Making your community more inclusive Leverage your privilege
52. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Beware of ableist language and linguistic micro aggressions Making your community more inclusive
53. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Avoid using ableist language Making your community more inclusive
54. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Find replacements for ableist words s/crazy/unbelievable s/lame/ridiculous Making your community more inclusive
55. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Use technology to your advantage Making your community more inclusive
57. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Don’t use the word “normal” when what you mean is “like me” Making your community more inclusive
58. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Making your community more inclusive Diversity isn’t just white women
59. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Making mistakes
60. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Apologise Making mistakes
61. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Don’t justify yourself Making mistakes
62. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Don’t make it about you Making mistakes
63. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Learn from it Making mistakes
64. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Move on Making mistakes
65. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018
66. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Open Source is about people
67. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Towards a more compassionate web
68. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Thank you.
69. @alicetragedy Open Source Summit EU, October 2018 Resources bit.ly/building-inclusive-open-source-communities 
 bit.ly/check-my-privilege
 bit.ly/coc-faq
 bit.ly/github-oss-survey
 bit.ly/white-privilege-mcintosh
 bit.ly/killing-diversity