TECHnosterone and UXtrogens: field check

Because today every time we choose an algorithm, a dataset, a framework, even a plugin, our decision may have tremendous consequences on people near and far around us.
As we, in the tech industry, slowly come to realise the power we wield, we urgently need to train our brains into an ethical decision-making framework.
How can we make sure our choices won't harm others?

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   T E C H N O S T E R O N E
   U X T R O G E N S
   M A R I E - C É C I L E PA C C A R D — G O U LV E N C H A M P E N O I S
   F I E L D C H E C K
   

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2. @mcpaccard @goulvench
   Designer Full stack dev
   

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3. B L U E P I L L R E D P I L L
   C H O O S E W I S E LY
   

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4. “ I C O D E ,
   T H E R E F O R E
   I A M ”
   ( A L M O S T ) D E S C A RT E S
   

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5. S E X I S M , R A C I S M , A B L E I S M … A R E B U G S .
   P H O T O B Y E M A N U E L F E R U Z I O N U N S P L A S H
   

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6. S TA C K T R A C E
   S E X I S M & R A C I S M
   

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7. W O M E N W E R E
   M A D E
   I N V I S I B L E .
   W H E R E T H E S T R E E T S H AV E N O
   F E M A L E N A M E
   

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8. R O S A L I N D
   F R A N L K I N
   S AY H E R N A M E
   

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9. H O W M A N Y W O M E N C A N Y O U S P O T ?
   M A R C H I N S O L I D A R I T Y O F C H A R L I E H E B D O , N O V 2 0 1 3
   

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10. W E L L …
    

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11. M O R E C E O S N A M E D D AV I D T H A N W O M E N C E O S
    H A R D T O B E L I E V E B U T …
    

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13. W H E N Y O U R
    W O R L D V I E W
    O B L I T E R AT E S H A L F
    O F T H E P O P U L AT I O N
    Y O U C A N D O B E T T E R T H A N H I M .
    

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14. T H E G L A S S C E I L I N G
    P H O T O B Y K I M B E R O N F R E E P H O T O O F T H E D AY
    

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15. T H E B E C H D E L
    T E S T
    I S M Y FAV O U R I T E M O V I E S E X I S T ?
    • 2 N A M E D W O M E N
    • TA L K T O E A C H
    O T H E R
    • N O T A B O U T A
    M A N
    

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16. Star Wars: A New Hope
    Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
    Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
    Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
    Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
    Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
    Star Wars: The Force Awakens
    Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    Solo: A Star Wars Movie
    

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17. O S C A R S …
    S O W H I T E !
    W H Y S O L I G H T- S K I N N E D ?
    

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18. W H I T E 

    WA S H I N G
    

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19. E N D O F S TA C K T R A C E R E A C H E D
    P H O T O B Y E M A N U E L F E R U Z I O N U N S P L A S H
    

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20. C O G N I T I V E B I A S E S
    Q U E S T I O N A S S U M P T I O N S
    

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21. A R E W E S C R E W E D ?
    R A C I S T.
    S E X I S T.
    A B L E I S T.
    H O M O P H O B I C .
    O U R B R A I N S 

    A N D S O C I E T Y 

    A R E
    {
    

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22. E M E R G E N C Y P I L L S
    B L U E P I L L R E D P I L L
    T H E R E T U R N O F T H E
    

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23. Q U E S T I O N A S S U M P T I O N S B I A S
    

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24. G I R L S O U T P E R F O R M B O Y S
    I N C O U N T R I E S T H AT E D U C AT E G I R L S W E L L ,
    https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/women_and_math_the_gender_gap_bridged
    FA C T
    

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25. A C K N O W L E D G E
    P R O B L E M S .
    

    A N D F I X T H E M .
    L O O K AT W H AT T H E Y ’ V E D O N E
    

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26. G A M E G I R L ?
    W H E R E ’ S M Y
    

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27. P R A C T I C E
    P O S I T I V E A C T I O N
    L O O K AT W H AT T H E Y ’ V E D O N E
    

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29. F I G H T B I A S
    

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30. W E L C O M E T O W O N D E R B R O L A N D
    TA L K T O T H E B E A R D
    Male tears
    Sea
    Unicorns plains
    Easter egg
    Island
    

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31. U N I F O R M T E A M S
    = P R O B L E M S
    Y O U H A D O N E J O B
    P E B K A C
    

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32. B I G P R O B L E M S .
    O U C H . T H AT H U RT S .
    

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33. C A N W E S U E 

    A N A L G O R I T H M ?
    W H O WAT C H E S T H E WAT C H E R S ?
    

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34. E N S U R E O B J E C T I V I T Y
    T R A I N Y O U R E M PAT H Y
    

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35. L E A R N A B O U T Y O U R U S E R S
    L E T ’ S G E T T E C H N I C A L
    But first and foremost,
    go and meet them, talk to
    them, understand what they
    experience.
    Read about sociology and
    social dynamics.
    Knowing what drives people
    can feel like superpowers!
    

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36. T H E R E A R E N O
    E D G E C A S E S
    W O R K S O N 

    M Y M A C H I N E
    

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37. T E S T W I T H T H E
    R I G H T P E O P L E
    

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38. B I N A RY I S F O R B I T S
    Stop asking for gender. (You never use it right anyway.)
    T I T L E ( M A N D AT O RY ) P R E F E R N O T T O A N S W E R
    

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39. W H AT ’ S I N A N A M E ?
    F I R S T N A M E
    L A S T N A M E
    N A M E
    Short names, long names, funny names… They're all valid!
    

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40. A U D I T Y O U R J O B
    D E S C R I P T I O N S
    B E C A R E F U L W H AT Y O U W I S H F O R
    

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41. F E L L A S , F O L K S , F R I E N D S ,
    P E O P L E , P E E P S …
    N O M O R E " G U Y S " P L E A S E !
    

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42. T H E M Y T H O F
    « C U LT U R E F I T »
    M A K E S U R E Y O U H AV E 

    A C U LT U R E F I R S T
    C H A R L I E B I N K . T U M B L R . C O M
    

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43. W H AT H A P P E N S
    O N T H E O T H E R
    S I D E ?
    I T ’ S A M A N ’ S , M A N ’ S W O R L D
    

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44. E V E RY B O D Y, R E A D T H I S !
    Y O U R H O M E W O R K F O R N E X T M O N D AY
    C O M PA N I E S
    

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45. W R I T E A C O D E O F C O N D U C T, A M A N I F E S T O …
    D E S C R I B E W H AT ’ S R I G H T A N D W R O N G I N Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y / O R G A N I S AT I O N
    

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46. M A K E R U L E S E X P L I C I T .
    C O M M I T T O Y O U R C . O . C .
    A N D U S E I T W H E N I T ’ S T I M E F O R 

    C O N F L I C T R E S O L U T I O N
    

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47. L E A R N A B O U T
    A C C E S S I B I L I T Y
    There are tools and rules.
    W C A G , B B C A C C E S S I B I L I T Y, PA C I E L L O G R O U P …
    A 1 1 Y
    

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48. L E A R N A B O U T
    D I S A B I L I T I E S
    M I C R O S O F T I N C L U S I V E D E S I G N F R A M E W O R K
    

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49. S L A C K ’ S
    C O M M I T M E N T 

    T O D I V E R S I T Y
    T H I N G S D O N E R I G H T
    

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50. • Believe women, LGBTQ, P.O.C., disabled people
    • Educate ourselves on systemic oppressions, LGBTQ, etc
    • Acknowledge our privilege, learn to use it to help others
    • Learn about our own biases and fight them
    • Leave space for underrepresented people
    • Stop laughing at oppressive jokes, call our friends out when they say one
    • Follow women, P.O.C., non binary people on social networks
    • Use pics of underrepresented people in presentations and mockups
    • Accept the discomfort of building a better world for everyone <3
    P H O T O B Y A D A M M A R C U C C I O N U N S P L A S H
    W H AT W E A L L H AV E T O D O
    T I M E F O R S O M E A C T I O N !
    

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51. H O M E W O R K
    • Technically Wrong — Sara Wachter-Boettcher (http://
    www.sarawb.com/technically-wrong/)
    • Working while female by Nicole Hallberg (https://
    medium.com/@nickyknacks/working-while-
    female-59a5de3ad266)
    • From 5% to 48%: learnings from another industry’s
    progress in diversity (https://uxdesign.cc/from-5-to-48-
    learnings-from-another-industrys-advancement-in-
    diversity-78bbcc1f786)
    • How the tech sector could move in one direction —
    Sacha Judd (http://www.sachajudd.com/one-direction/)
    • Zoë and the trolls, by Noreen Malone (http://nymag.com/
    selectall/2017/07/zoe-quinn-surviving-gamergate.html)
    • How to be inclusive of trans and non-binary people —
    Stephanie Slattery (https://twitter.com/sublimemarch/
    status/998056529126277120)
    

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52. H O W B I A S E D I S Y O U R W O R L D V I E W ?
    T I M E F O R A F I E L D C H E C K !
    T W E E T U S
    Y O U R R E S U LT S !
    # T E C H N O S T E R O N E
    

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