Inclusion rider was brought to a broader public by Frances McDormand during her best actress Oscar acceptance speech for a leading role in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”. However, the concept isn’t new — it was originally proposed by Stacy L. Smith, associate professor of communication at the USC Annenberg…

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This is a transcript of a 10-minute talk delivered at Tech Inclusion Melbourne. The tech industry has no culture stewards. Often, we glorify our leaders, trusting they’re the only agents of change. This profoundly patriarchal agenda limits our capacity for improvement. …

Thanks to Cate Huston’s and Ellen Pao’s writing, I’ve stumbled upon a wonderful idea of instead of starting the year with setting numerous goals, focusing on what we’ll be letting go instead. I feel like this is especially crucial for underrepresented groups, who are always forced to prove themselves over…

Many times I’ve seen event organisers, publishers, employers and various initiative leaders being genuinely surprised that the diversity outcome of their efforts was less than ideal. “But our Call for Proposals was open” or “anyone can participate!” they tend to say. …

Over the last few years having a Code of Conduct has become more or less a standard for tech events of all sorts. Unfortunately, as much as overall it’s a significant development it can be possibly very harmful, if not implemented correctly. Often, Code of Conduct is a bare minimum…

I’m not a massive fan of listicles, and I feel like they could become exclusionary very easily, but I wanted to talk about a few individuals and organisations I look up to on a daily basis in the space of diversity and inclusion. …

Enabling future speakers by debunking false requirements — Now and then I have a conversation with someone who’s interested in pursuing public speaking but too afraid of endless requirements and pressure correlating to doing so. My goal is to enable those individuals to try it nonetheless by debunking some of the common myths relating to the fundamentals for…

Challenging the status quo through allyship — ⚠️ Trigger warning: this article includes mentions of harassment and depiction or discussion of discriminatory attitudes or actions. If at any point you feel uncomfortable with the content, please feel free to stop reading and take care of yourself ❤️ This is a transcript for a talk given at Nordic.js. …