What's So Open About Open Source?
summary
Community diversity is low and the talk names specifics: MidCamp attendance shows roughly 18% women and speakers near 22%, big tech reports around 2% African‑American at Google/Apple/Facebook, and research claims diverse teams make better decisions ~87% of the time. Concrete fixes include drop your weapons (check biases), build safety nets and mentorship, make visibility and proactive sourcing standard, and hold hiring/recruiting accountable. The session reports pilot partnerships (Genesis, Empower, Palantir outreach) and offers simple accountability steps like shared review groups and sign‑up boxes.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 5:15About Digital Bridge Solutions
- 7:53Personal stories on inclusion
- 12:02Dropping your weapons
- 19:18Why diversity creates value
- 29:35Barriers to diversity in tech
- 43:00Safety nets and risk-taking
- 50:36Proactive inclusivity strategies
- 56:19Accountability challenges
- 1:00:10Q&A on mentorship and belonging
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