/Diversity

My Diverse Hiring Playbook

- Jacob Kaplan-Moss tl;dr: (1) Adopt a “Rooney Rule”, which requires teams to interview at least one ethnic minority candidate for senior roles. (2) Use opportunistic hires strategically. (3) Focus outbound recruiting on underrepresented candidates. (4) Focus outbound recruiting on underrepresented candidates. (5) Cultivate a network of “connectors”. (6) Be explicit that you’re looking to build diverse teams. 

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Playbook

tl;dr: "This DEI playbook has been created to help People Ops Leaders at companies around the world take action and create a more comprehensive DEI program."

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From McDonald’s to Google: How Kelsey Hightower Became One Of The Most Respected People In Cloud Computing

- Tom Krazit tl;dr: "Kelsey Hightower defied the enterprise tech sector's notorious diversity problems to become one of the industry's leading figures. Now he wants everyone's voice to be heard."

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60 Engineering Leaders To Watch: The Next FORTUNE 500 CTOs

tl;dr: "These powerful women leading technology and innovation at their companies are ones to watch. Many earned advanced degrees in engineering and robotics, serve on boards and give back."

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A Data-centric Approach To Understanding Underrepresentation And Its Impact

- Tutti Quintella tl;dr: As well as highlighting the systemic issues with a lack of diversity in tech, Tutti cites four areas that need to be invested in to promote diversity - attract, develop, retain and promote - and actionable items for each.

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What Does Sponsorship Look Like?

- Lara Hogan tl;dr: A 2017 post - "studies have shown that women (and nonbinary folks) are over-mentored, but under-sponsored." Sponsoring is about "fighting to get somebody a promotion, mentioning their name in an appointments meeting, etc..." Lara outlines examples of what sponsorship looks like, in practice.

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Stuff I've Learned About Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Over The Past Few Years

- Will Larson tl;dr: Current best practices around D&I aren't necessarily impactful. Will believes the following result in genuine progress (1) Don’t tokenize others (2) Don’t center yourself (3) Don’t be comfortable, and focus on what actually works.

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Diversity, Inclusion, And Belonging For All

tl;dr: LinkedIn's open course to "learn about the challenges and opportunities inherent in working in diverse organizations."

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Let's Change The Ratio

tl;dr: A list of people looking for tech roles from minority groups - Women, LGBTQIA+, Latinx, Native American, Black, Disabled, Non-binary.

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The Computer Pioneer Who Built Modern China

- Leila McNeill tl;dr: Considered to be the “Mother of Chinese Computing, not only did Xia Peisu build the first home grown computer, she pioneered the countries CS education systems.

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