Diversity in Engineering; a community perspective
summary
Claims and concrete fixes dominate: research cited shows 1,000 wasted hours in code reviews at Google and one study frames a 4% motherhood pay penalty per child (and 4% fatherhood bonus), organizations like thoughtbot tie DEI work to promotion, Shopify runs partnerships and ERG budgets to improve retention, wnb.rb grows from ~50 people into active mentoring and CFP groups, and practical supports offered include sponsored conference tickets, paid DEI time, and formal budgets for community work.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:46Panelist roles
- 2:52Why women leave tech
- 7:49Prioritizing inclusion
- 13:43DEI work as everyone's responsibility
- 17:37Finding community support
- 21:45Support networks vs burnout
- 23:28How wnb.rb helps growth
- 26:18Leadership representation
- 27:22How allies can help
- 30:13Rewarding DEI contributions
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