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Open West - Programming Diversity

Open West - Programming Diversity

It's been scientifically proven that more diverse communities and workplaces create better products and the solutions to difficult problems are more complete and diverse themselves. Companies are struggling to find adequate talent. So why do we see so few women, people of color, and LGBTQ people at our events and on the about pages of our websites? Even more curiously, why do 60% of women leave the tech industry within 10 years? Why are fewer women choosing to pursue computer science and related degrees than ever before? Why have stories of active discouragement, dismissal, harassment, or worse become regular news?

In this talk we’ll examine the causes behind the lack of diversity in our communities, events, and workplaces. We’ll discuss what we can do as community members, event organizers, and co-workers to not only combat this problem, but to encourage positive change by contributing to an atmosphere of inclusivity.

Ashe Dryden

May 09, 2014
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  1. @ashedryden in the US, women earn 80.9% of what men

    do Source: ABC: How to end the wage gap between men and women, http:/ /abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/women- make-men/story?id=18702478#.UZt3yitASqk
  2. @ashedryden but Latina women earn 59.3% of what white men

    do Source: ABC: How to end the wage gap between men and women, http:/ /abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/women- make-men/story?id=18702478#.UZt3yitASqk
  3. @ashedryden the unemployment rate in the US is ~7.5% Source:

    High Rate of Unemployment for the Blind, http:/ / work.chron.com/high-rate-unemployment-blind-14312.html
  4. @ashedryden the unemployment rate for the blind is 70-75% Source:

    High Rate of Unemployment for the Blind, http:/ / work.chron.com/high-rate-unemployment-blind-14312.html
  5. @ashedryden privilege unearned advantages a person gets for a perceived

    trait they possess, putting them in the “normal” or “default” group
  6. @ashedryden Better Education Access to Technology at an Earlier Age

    Higher Pay Assumed Competency Quality of Social/Professional Network Seen as Skill Set Instead of Traits Easily Fit Into/Identify with Subculture !
  7. @ashedryden stereotype threat concern where a person has the potential

    to confirm a negative stereotype about their social group
  8. @ashedryden Source: Moss-Racusin, et al. Science faculty’s subtle gender biases

    favor male students, 2012 scientists & STEM professors do this to each other
  9. @ashedryden Source: Mercury News. Blacks, Latinos, and Women lose ground

    in tech companies, 2011 Women Hispanic Black Asian White 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Tech Industry US Population
  10. @ashedryden South Africa 25% Source: Anita Borg Institute, State of

    Women in Technology Fields Around the World
  11. @ashedryden sales revenue, number of customers, market share, and profits

    relative to competitors increase Source: Does Diversity Pay?, Cedric Herring, AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 2009, VOL. 74 (April:208–224)
  12. @ashedryden solve complex problems better and faster Source: Scott Page,

    The difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies. Princeton University Press, 2009
  13. @ashedryden make better decisions, generate more innovation Source: Caroline Simard,

    Ph.D., Obstacles and Solutions for Underrepresented Minorities in Technology, at 8, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (2009)
  14. @ashedryden people who don’t identify & aren’t represented by the

    geek stereotype are turned off by it those who do Source: Enduring Influence of Stereotypical Computer Science Role Models on Women’s Academic Aspirations, Cheryan 2012
  15. @ashedryden men are 2.7 times more likely to be promoted

    Source: Mercury News 2010, http:/ /www.mercurynews.com/ ci_14382477