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115 iPS Women Who Code and Diversity with Michele Titolo

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01:53 - Michele Titolo and Women Who Code Introduction

  • Twitter
  • Blog
  • Facebook

    • 02:15 - Origin Story

    • 501(c) Organization

      • 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
            • Michele's tweet about a job posting
            • Practical and Universal Interview Questions
            • Workplace Culture
            • Benefits
            • Communication & Teamwork
              • Cate Hudson: Programmers and Racecars

                • 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
                  • Re-Recruit From the Leaky Pipeline (Model View Culture article)

                    • 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?

                      • Ashe Dryden
                        • The Diverse Team by Ashe Dryden
                        • The Ada Initiative
                        • Natural Introductions

                          • 49:49 - How can I help? (as a man)

                          • Donations
                          • Fund Club
                          • AlterConf
                          • Volunteering

                            • 51:47 - Study Resources (Proof)

                            • Model View Culture
                            • Cosmodrome (from Brianna Wu)

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                              Groups and Mailing Lists (mentioned in this episode)
                              • Glassbreakers
                              • Women Who Code SF (San Francisco)
                              • DevChix
                              • Tech LadyMafia  
                              • Girls Who Code
                              • Black Girls Code
                              • PyLadies
                              • Ladies Who Code
                              • RailsBridge
                              • App Camp For Girls
                              • Girl Develop It
                              • Mobile Bridge
                              • Geekettes
                              • PowerToFly
                              • MotherCoders
                              • The Ada Initiative
                              • Fund Club
                              • AlterConf

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                                Ashe Dryden: The Responsibility of "Diversity" (Michele)
                                Conference proposal writing: From brainstorm to submit @ 360iDev 2015 (Michele)

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