Anti-Oppression 101

Given at Steel City Ruby Conference 2012 with Lindsey Bieda.

Transcript

1. Anti-oppression 101 Lindsey Bieda Steve Klabnik @lindseybieda @steveklabnik rarlindseysmash.com steveklabnik.com Friday, August 3, 12
2. a computer language that's targeted to a particular kind of problem. DSL Friday, August 3, 12
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5. Social Justice a DSL for discussing equality in social relations Friday, August 3, 12
6. Q: What’s the worst thing you can call a white male? A: Privileged. Friday, August 3, 12
7. Privilege is how society accommodates you. It's about advantages you have that you think are normal. It's about you being normal, and others being the deviation from normal. Friday, August 3, 12
8. The privileged and the un-privileged live on the same planet, but in two different worlds. Friday, August 3, 12
9. The invisible Friday, August 3, 12
10. Privilege is hard to notice. Friday, August 3, 12
11. Axes of Identity • Gender • Sexuality • Race • Class • Ability Friday, August 3, 12
12. Intersectionality how various biological, social and cultural categories interact on multiple and often simultaneous levels, contributing to systematic social inequality. Friday, August 3, 12
13. {Rac, Sex}ism Discrimination + Power Oppression Friday, August 3, 12
14. Imposter Syndrome When people are unable to internalize their achievements. Despite evidence of competence they believe they are frauds and undeserving of accomplishments. Friday, August 3, 12
15. A wild example appears. Friday, August 3, 12
16. Stereotype Threat The experience of anxiety in a situation where a person has the potential to confirm a negative stereotype about their social group. Friday, August 3, 12
17. I can’t be sexist, I love women! Friday, August 3, 12
18. This stuff is hard. Apologize honestly when you get it wrong. Friday, August 3, 12
19. microaggression demeaning implications and other subtle insults against minorities. Friday, August 3, 12
20. When someone else gets it wrong. Let them know. Frown power Friday, August 3, 12
21. Male gaze when the audience is put into the perspective of a heterosexual male. Friday, August 3, 12
22. It's such a transformative field for society as a whole. And without the involvement of a diverse group of people, the results of what we do are not going to be appealing or useful to all aspects of our society. A piece of our challenge is to make computing, and all that it enables, accessible to everyone. That's an ideal. - Frances E Allen first female recipient of the Turing Award “ Friday, August 3, 12
23. What we create is colored by who we are. Friday, August 3, 12
24. I don’t belong here. Friday, August 3, 12
25. Rate of Attrition 41% of women 17% of men Quit their careers at tech companies after 10 years Friday, August 3, 12
26. Simply reducing female attrition in STEM by 25% would add 220,000 people to the talent pool. Friday, August 3, 12
27. You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. - Marie Curie First female professor at the University of Paris “ Friday, August 3, 12
28. We need to do better. Friday, August 3, 12
29. encourage others to embrace any interest in computing they may have. Friday, August 3, 12
30. contribute to projects that help learners. Friday, August 3, 12
31. mentor those who need help getting started. Friday, August 3, 12
32. Eliminate bias and stereotyping as much as possible. Friday, August 3, 12
33. create a culture that makes people want to stay. Friday, August 3, 12
34. girldevelopitpgh.com Friday, August 3, 12
35. Thanks! Lindsey Bieda Steve Klabnik @lindseybieda @steveklabnik rarlindseysmash.com steveklabnik.com Friday, August 3, 12
36. Sources 1. American Institute of Physics: Physics Trends percent of degrees awarded to women by field 2. CNN Money: Silicon Valley fights to keep its diversity data secret 3. The Invisible Gorilla 4. Stereotype Threat and Women’s Math Performance 5. Signaling Threat: How Situational Cues Affect Women in Math, Science, and Engineering Settings 6. AAUW: Why so few? 7. Fast Company: Can Tech Companies Continue To Innovate With No Women At The Table? Friday, August 3, 12