Building Inclusive Open Source Communities

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Building inclusive Open Source Communities

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Hi, I’m Laura. artist, web developer Travis Foundation ROSSConf Rails Girls Summer of Code @alicetragedy

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy Why am I here today?

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Community

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Community Empathy

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Community Empathy Support

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Community Empathy Support Meaningful discussions

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy Open Source

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Social justice and education Open Source

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Social justice and education Contributing to existing projects Open Source

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Social justice and education Contributing to existing projects Finding like-minded people Open Source

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Open Source is great, but…

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Open Source is white, male, cisgendered Open Source is great, but…

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 “The gender imbalance in open source remains profound: 95% of respondents are men; just 3% are women and 1% are non-binary.”

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 ”1% of respondents identify as transgender […] and 7% identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, or another minority sexual orientation. 26% are immigrants […] and 16% are members of ethnic or national minorities in the country where they currently live.“

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Open Source is white, male, cisgendered Open Source relies on privilege Open Source is great, but…

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Open Source is white, male, cisgendered Open Source relies on privilege Open Source is biased Open Source is great, but…

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy On privilege

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 “In the role-playing game known as The Real World, ‘Straight White Male’ is the lowest difficulty setting there is.”

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Unpacking the invisible knapsack

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 “I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented.”

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 safety

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 representation in the media

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 renting a house in a “nice” neighbourhood

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Flickr auto-tagging Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry

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Photo by Corey Deshon/Flickr

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Flickr auto-tagging The soap dispenser Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Flickr auto-tagging The soap dispenser The Vero manifesto Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 “[…] users who have your phone number in their address book get an alert that you’ve joined Vero”

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 “[…] users who have your number can send you a Connect Request even if you have turned Connect Requests off.”

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 “[…] we encourage people to present themselves as they do in real life. This makes it easier for people to find you.”

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Flickr auto-tagging The soap dispenser The Vero manifesto Smartphone dimensions Bias, prejudice, and the tech industry

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Photo by Alice Donovan Rouse / Unsplash

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Women are more likely than men to encounter language or content that makes them feel unwelcome (25% vs 15%) as well as stereotyping (12% vs 2%) and unsolicited sexual advances (6% vs 3%).

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy And now?

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your project more inclusive

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your project more inclusive Make your project accessible

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your project more inclusive Make your project accessible Make your project welcoming

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your project more inclusive Make your project accessible Make your project welcoming Add (and enforce) a Code of Conduct

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy Making your community more inclusive

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your community more inclusive Leverage your privilege

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your community more inclusive Beware of ableist language and linguistic micro aggressions

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your community more inclusive Avoid using ableist language

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your community more inclusive Don’t use the word “normal” when what you mean is “like me”.

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your community more inclusive Find replacements for ableist words s/crazy/unbelievable s/lame/ridiculous

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your community more inclusive Use technology to your advantage

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making your community more inclusive diversity isn’t just white women

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Making mistakes

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Apologise Open Source is great, but…

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Don’t justify yourself Open Source is great, but…

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Don’t make it about you Open Source is great, but…

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Learn from it Open Source is great, but…

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Move on Open Source is great, but…

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy Open Source is about people

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ReasonConf, May 2018 @alicetragedy Towards a more compassionate web

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Thank you.

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bit.ly/rgsoc-campaign-2018

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@alicetragedy ReasonConf, May 2018 Resources bit.ly/building-inclusive-oss-communities   bit.ly/check-my-privilege  bit.ly/coc-faq  bit.ly/github-oss-survey  bit.ly/white-privilege-mcintosh  bit.ly/killing-diversity