It’s been scientifically proven that more diverse communities and workplaces create better products and the solutions to difficult problems are more complete and diverse themselves. Companies are struggling to find adequate talent. So why do we see so few women, people of color, and LGBTQ people at our events and on the about pages of our websites? Even more curiously, why do 60% of women leave the tech industry within 10 years? Why are fewer women choosing to pursue computer science and related degrees than ever before? Why have stories of active discouragement, dismissal, harassment, or worse become regular news? In this talk we’ll examine the causes behind the lack of diversity in our communities, events, and workplaces. We’ll discuss what we can do as community members, event organizers, and co-workers to not only combat this problem, but to encourage positive change by contributing to an atmosphere of inclusivity.
Sterotype Threats and Imposter Threat Syndrome. Great talk on diversity by @ashedryden #fluentconf
— Kaanon MacFarlane (@thekaanon) March 13, 2014Even people you expect to be logical scientists & STEM profs. show gender biases when it comes to hiring. @ashedryden #fluentconf
— O'Reilly Fluent (@fluentconf) March 13, 2014@ashedryden is my new favorite person! Discussing diversity, privilege and marginalization in tech, STEM at #fluentconf
— Rob Kinsey (@kinzdesign) March 13, 2014Crystal clear, evidence-backed talk on tech diversity by @ashedryden: https://t.co/qaLVBUM8gC Great definitions; useful stats.
— Dean Hunt (@deanhuntus) March 13, 2014More people are leaving tech than are coming in. Women attrition rate 2x that of men. #diversity @ashedryden #fluentconf
— Lisa Larson-Kelley (@lisamarienyc) March 13, 2014Inspiring talk on diversity in tech by @ashedryden. Interesting improvements that come with diversity. #fluentconf pic.twitter.com/YtV8ZyUyU7
— Christie Sorenson (@Christie_SF) March 13, 2014#fluentconf @ashedryden gave awesome insight on impostor syndrome, diversity, and geek stereotypes.
— Roseanne Fallin (@roseannefallin) March 13, 2014@ashedryden your talk was extremely inspiring. I definitely think communication and education are the answers to this issue. #fluentconf
— Emily Bichler (@DirtyBic) March 13, 2014Fantastic and important talk, “Programming Diversity” by @ashedryden just now at #fluentconf
— Scott Murray (@alignedleft) March 13, 2014@ashedryden thank you so much for your #fluentconf talk!
— John B. (@jhnbrnn) March 13, 2014#fluentconf very nice diversity talk by @ashedryden its not all about js you know
— Chris B (@Chopperb) March 13, 2014@ashedryden Thanks for your talk today. Really dug “education is the trojan horse of empathy”.
— Mark (@shinypb) March 13, 2014Achievement unlocked: Chatted with @ashedryden
— Glenn Block (@gblock) March 13, 2014@ashedryden really enjoyed your talk. Thanks for giving it!
— Owen Nelson (@theomn) March 13, 2014@ashedryden Just wanted to say your talk at #fluentconf was awesome. Thank you for all you do!
— Estelle Weyl (@estellevw) March 14, 2014@ashedryden I love the typography in those slides. Very well done!
— Tim Caswell (@creationix) March 14, 2014@ashedryden Thanks for giving it. I was delighted to see it was popular too.
— Peter Cooper (@peterc) March 14, 2014
Ashe Dryden is a programmer, diversity advocate and consultant, prolific writer,