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no more unicorns

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I'm going to tell you a story

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I have an awesome career working on some great projects.

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why is my community telling me I don't belong?

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THIS IS IN MY HOUSE. My community.

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So I looked up. I looked around. I saw a lot of nothing.

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What didn't I see? Women.

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Pipeline problem?

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Google: 17% 1998: 27%

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Yahoo: 15% 1994: 28.5%

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Facebook: 15% 2004: 22.2%

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Twitter: 10% 2006: 18.6%

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our industry is regressive.

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the future! uh...

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Yay. I'm a unicorn.

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More like this.

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Community panel at Node Summit 2014

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the Node.js project should recruit women.

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Let's figure this out.

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How did I become a unicorn?

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stubborn & oblivious

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"Girls don't program computers!"

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Stubborn: Screw you; I'm going to do what I want.

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Oblivious: Sorry didn't notice. Too busy writing this module.

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Not everybody wants to be that thick-skinned.

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People shouldn't have to be that thick-skinned.

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Determined & empathetic.

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Girls don't program computers!

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Determined: I'm going to do what I want.

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Empathetic: Who else has that guy driven off?

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That was my wake up moment. What about you?

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how you act is what your values are

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Do you truly value diversity in our profession?

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Hiring managers!

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if your team looks like this it's because you didn't try.

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RIP You only worked on easy problems

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be determined It's easier than you fear

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Step one: say it matters “We care deeply about making tech a more inclusive and diverse place.”

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Step two: enlist your team's help

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Step three: hire somebody who doesn't look like everybody else

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But Ceej, I can't do that. I can only hire the best.

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Your hiring process sucks.

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You're not diverse. You need to be.

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A terrible secret about our culture: men over-state women under-state

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hot tip: that candidate is undervalued

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This is the npm team. Not perfect, but better.

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Okay, guys. Your turn.

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let's move beyond not being horrible

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you're scared of losing something.

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I need you to do something that I can't do.

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The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.

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stop bad behavior when you see it

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my fellow unicorns

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56% leave by mid-career

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You can be great at this.

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Apply for that job. it is so not over your head.

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Stay determined. I need company. (Yes, I'm selfish.)

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my resolution: 2014 is the year I help other women.

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If I did it, you can do it.

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my new look

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Join me.

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@ceejbot github/ceejbot/no-more-unicorns