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Amy Dickens
May 22, 2017
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From WiT to WiTtier
A talk about growing a Women in Tech (WiT) community in Nottingham, UK. Given at GitHub Satellite.
Amy Dickens
May 22, 2017
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Transcript
From to WiTtier
Who am I? @RedRoxProjects
Amy Dickens @RedRoxProjects @dickensa dickensa.github.io
The Able Orchestra @RedRoxProjects Image courtesy of the BBC
Why do women in tech communities matter? How do you
grow communities like this? How to be welcoming to everyone Five simple things @RedRoxProjects
Why Women in Tech? @RedRoxProjects
Let’s talk about BIAS @RedRoxProjects
Negative BIAS @RedRoxProjects
Positive BIAS @RedRoxProjects
Technology has no bias we do @RedRoxProjects
Unconscious @RedRoxProjects
Diversity @RedRoxProjects
DIVERSE TEAMS, COMPANIES, THOUGHTS, BACKGROUNDS, MUSIC TASTES, ETC. ETC. Terri
Burns, Twitter @tcburning @RedRoxProjects
Diversity @RedRoxProjects
Facts & Figures @RedRoxProjects
20% @RedRoxProjects
Role Models @RedRoxProjects Removing gender labels from job roles
Inspire @RedRoxProjects
Nov 2014 - first women in tech conference Feb 2016
- second women in tech conference MAR 2016 - monthly meet up starts FEB 2017 - third women in tech conference MAR 2017 - Women in Tech Meetup 1st Birthday MAY 2017 - building a community outside of the conference @RedRoxProjects
Events for Everyone @RedRoxProjects
ALL GENDERS LEVELS AGES INTERESTS @RedRoxProjects
Impact @RedRoxProjects The Ripple effect
@RedRoxProjects “Today I’ve learnt that I can be successful in
technology if I want to be” Women in Tech 2017
Encourage and support each other @RedRoxProjects
NB IN TECH CODELIB MODERN MUSE RAILSGIRLS SHE++ TRANSCODE @RedRoxProjects
Create ambassadors @RedRoxProjects
The Future @RedRoxProjects
Be aware of your biases @RedRoxProjects
Encourage Inclusivity @RedRoxProjects
Be an Ambassador @RedRoxProjects
Challenge negative behaviour @RedRoxProjects
Be excellent to each other Always @RedRoxProjects
Thank you for listening! @RedRoxProjects