Programming Diversity
summary
Argues that diversity improves revenue and problem solving and gives concrete numbers and fixes rather than platitudes. Cites 60% of women leave within 10 years, industry share like 24% of workers but only 3% of open source contributions, and Bulgaria 73% women CS grads as counterexamples. Names community programs like RailsBridge and Black Girls Code, a practical curricular fix at Harvey Mudd that doubled women CS grads by changing one question, and specific actions employers can take about hiring language benefits and culture.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Start
- 0:26Audience Participation
- 1:37Diversity Is More than Gender
- 2:25Vocabulary Terms
- 6:46Stereotype Threat
- 8:23Imposter Syndrome
- 17:19Bulgaria
- 18:18Why Does Diversity Matter to You
- 22:31Wage Gap
- 23:21Why Do You Have a Lack of Diversity
- 29:05Attraction
- 29:40The Geek Stereotyping
- 30:34Attrition
- 32:58Discrimination
- 35:05Bias and Discrimination
