Revolution! Diversity in IT
summary
The talk examines the lack of diversity in IT—noting the dominance of white men—and explains how that situation emerged. It outlines concrete actions and lines of reflection individuals and teams can take to increase gender and broader diversity in tech, and emphasizes that everyone (including those currently in the dominant group) can help drive change.
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chapters (28)
- 0:00Introduction and presentation
- 1:10Numbers and figures
- 5:30How did we get here?
- 11:34The consequences over the past 30 years
- 16:28Neutral announcements
- 17:37Social benefits
- 18:17Women don’t belong in this culture
- 19:01A woman’s interview
- 20:39Advancing equality
- 21:02Mentoring
- 21:38Having a women-only network
- 22:39A network open to women and men
- 22:58Communicating on equality
- 23:38Tracking equality
- 24:28Role model
- 25:20Management side
- 27:16Team life
- 27:54Sexist remarks
- 29:40Per’s validation
- 30:17Phrases to avoid
- 30:45Parental
- 31:31Shared leave
- 32:12Leave management
- 34:30Meeting-free day
- 35:21Do your research
- 35:51Personal progress
- 36:23Do you love your job?
- 37:00Do you love your workplace?
