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/.
everything you everwanted to know aboutdiversitybut were too afraid toask
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ashe dryden @ashedryden
andré arko @indirect
why should I careabout diversity?
why are people soupset about this?
is it really as bad andwidespread as peoplesay it is?
but isn’t the problemthe pipeline?
isn’t doing outreach toa specific group
isn’t thatdiscriminatory againstthe majority?
why should we haveto lower our standardsto increase diversity?
but isn’t tech ameritocracy?
we’re all adults, whycan’t we just be niceto each other?
yeah, but what can Ido about it?
why are you mad atme, it’s not my fault
how do I know if I’mdoing something
how do I help withoutspeaking for people?
thanks!@ashedryden @indirect
resourcesbit.ly/ally-work