EmpowerUs
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Personal stories trace concrete paths: joining Wikimedia in 2013 and becoming a Google Open Source PO staffer in Feb 2020, moving from nontechnical roles into product and upstream contributions, and leading the Kubernetes 1.13 release where a 20-person release team is motivated, risks are tracked, and features prioritized. Practical tactics include using Slido for live audience polling, mentoring to gain technical fluency, setting firm boundaries after children, and hiring diversely to amplify underrepresented voices.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 15:47Create something different
- 16:21Stand up for yourself
- 19:09Support one another
- 20:49Interactive Activity
- 21:44Where is everyone
- 22:35How did they make you feel
- 23:39What words come to mind
- 24:29Breaking down notions
- 25:39Role models
- 26:40Experiences in the workplace
- 27:54What should an ally be
- 29:08How to be supported
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