Check out RailsClips! 01:53 - Michele Titolo and Women Who Code Introduction
02:15 - Origin Story
03:11 - Stated Mission
- “Inspire women to excel in technology careers”
04:12 - Mentorship
- Glassbreakers (A peer mentorship community for professional women)
08:54 - Getting Started and Getting Involved 11:27 - Value 12:42 - Remote/Virtual Membership/Communication 15:08 - What Makes Women Who Code Different (from other groups)? 18:02 - Is there a need for groups like this? What issues do these address? 22:34 - Implementing Diversity into the Workplace
- Job Postings
- Practical and Universal Interview Questions
- Workplace Culture
- Benefits
- Communication & Teamwork
32:29 - Terminology (Using words like “guys”) 35:16 - Is it really harder for women to get jobs?
- Resume Anonymization
- Dropping Out/Reentering the Tech Industry
43:13 - The Community at Large (How can we help make the community more open and welcome?)
- Inclusive Events
- Codes of Conduct
- Change Within *Your Own* Organization (Advocacy)
- Learning About Other People (Be Empathetic; Be Respectful)
46:08 - Are there people who can help people/companies diversify?
49:49 - How can I help? (as a man)
51:47 - Study Resources (Proof)
Groups and Mailing Lists (mentioned in this episode)
Picks
Power Up Your Animations! with Marin Todorov (Alondo)
Poker Theory & Analytics (Alondo)
Paracord (Chuck)
Soto Pocket Torch (Chuck)
Kate Heddleston: How Our Engineering Environments are Killing Diversity (Michele)
Ashe Dryden: The Responsibility of "Diversity" (Michele)
Conference proposal writing: From brainstorm to submit @ 360iDev 2015 (Michele)
