From Bias to Belonging: Creating inclusive Tech Communities
summary
Practical steps to spot and reduce unconscious bias, backed by live data and hands‑on practice: the session runs QR-code live polls that collect anonymous audience voting to simulate real scenarios — comments about appearance, cultural greetings, and hiring choices — and the group mostly picks the inclusive option. It compares demographics from 70% men State of JS vs 91% men Stack Overflow, shows skewed survey coverage, and provides a slide PDF plus resources; the interactive quiz works to reveal and challenge gut reactions.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to talk
- 1:03Speaker introductions
- 2:28Talk overview and resources
- 3:09Defining bias and stereotypes
- 6:58Origins and impact of bias
- 9:06Developer stereotypes in media
- 12:18Demographics in tech communities
- 16:56Interactive bias exercises
- 21:23Cultural greeting exercise
- 23:56Hiring bias exercise
- 27:11Other types of bias
- 28:17Creating inclusive communities
- 29:45Call for feedback
