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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Diversity But Were Too Afraid to Ask (LaConf 2014)

André Arko
May 22, 2014
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Diversity But Were Too Afraid to Ask (LaConf 2014)

Presented by Ashe Dryden and André Arko.

For more detail, see Ashe's post about the talk at http://ashedryden.com/la-conf-tbd, and Andre's post about allies at http://andre.arko.net/2013/12/04/how-to-be-an-ally/.

André Arko

May 22, 2014
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  1. everything you ever
    wanted to know about
    diversity
    but were too afraid to
    ask

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  2. everything you ever
    wanted to know about
    diversity
    but were too afraid to
    ask

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  3. ashe dryden
    @ashedryden

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  5. andré arko
    @indirect

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  7. why should I care
    about diversity?

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  8. why should I care
    about diversity?

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  9. why are people so
    upset about this?

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  10. why are people so
    upset about this?

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  11. is it really as bad and
    widespread as people
    say it is?

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  12. but isn’t the problem
    the pipeline?

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  13. isn’t doing outreach to
    a specific group

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  14. isn’t that
    discriminatory against
    the majority?

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  15. why should we have
    to lower our standards
    to increase diversity?

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  16. but isn’t tech a
    meritocracy?

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  17. we’re all adults, why
    can’t we just be nice
    to each other?

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  18. yeah, but what can I
    do about it?

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  19. why are you mad at
    me, it’s not my fault

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  20. how do I know if I’m
    doing something

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  21. how do I help without
    speaking for people?

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  22. thanks!
    @ashedryden
    @indirect

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  23. resources
    bit.ly/ally-work

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