From WiT to WiTtier

A talk about growing a Women in Tech (WiT) community in Nottingham, UK. Given at GitHub Satellite.

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1. From
   to WiTtier
   

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2. Who am I?
   @RedRoxProjects
   

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3. Amy Dickens
   @RedRoxProjects
   @dickensa
   dickensa.github.io
   

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4. The Able Orchestra
   @RedRoxProjects
   Image courtesy of the BBC
   

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5. Why do women in tech
   communities matter?
   How do you grow communities
   like this?
   How to be welcoming to everyone
   Five simple things
   @RedRoxProjects
   

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6. Why Women in Tech?
   @RedRoxProjects
   

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7. Let’s talk about BIAS
   @RedRoxProjects
   

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8. Negative BIAS
   @RedRoxProjects
   

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9. Positive BIAS
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10. Technology has no bias
    we do
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11. Unconscious
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12. Diversity
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13. DIVERSE TEAMS, COMPANIES,
    THOUGHTS, BACKGROUNDS,
    MUSIC TASTES, ETC. ETC.
    Terri Burns, Twitter @tcburning
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14. Diversity
    @RedRoxProjects
    

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15. Facts & Figures
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16. 20%
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17. Role Models
    @RedRoxProjects
    Removing gender
    labels from job roles
    

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18. Inspire
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19. 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
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20. Events
    for
    Everyone
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21. ALL GENDERS
    LEVELS
    AGES
    INTERESTS
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22. Impact
    @RedRoxProjects
    The Ripple effect
    

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23. @RedRoxProjects
    “Today I’ve
    learnt that I can
    be successful in
    technology if I
    want to be”
    Women in Tech 2017
    

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24. Encourage and
    support each other
    @RedRoxProjects
    

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25. NB IN TECH
    CODELIB
    MODERN MUSE
    RAILSGIRLS
    SHE++
    TRANSCODE
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26. Create ambassadors
    @RedRoxProjects
    

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27. The
    Future
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28. Be aware of your
    biases
    @RedRoxProjects
    

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29. Encourage
    Inclusivity
    @RedRoxProjects
    

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30. Be an
    Ambassador
    @RedRoxProjects
    

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31. Challenge
    negative behaviour
    @RedRoxProjects
    

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32. Be excellent to each other
    Always
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33. Thank you for listening!
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