Beyond the Trend Authentic Approaches to Fostering Diversity in Open Source

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Open source is only possibly through open collaboration, and collaboration is only successful through open-mindedness to new and different perspectives.

Wait haven’t I done this before?
The answer is yes. And that’s because I got to give this talk again, all be it in a shorter version, at the Open Source Summi North America 2024.

Beyond the Trend Authentic Approaches to Fostering Diversity in Open Source

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Open source is only possibly through open collaboration, and collaboration is only successful through open-mindedness to new and different perspectives. Yet, there are still many challenges when it comes to diversity in open source. How do we intentionally diversify while still being genuine? What can we do to make it feel authentic

and not just like we are filling quotas? Join this talk to learn how to avoid common pitfalls of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) efforts with concrete examples that can be implemented right away, and get a new perspective in diversifying open source, as Jessica shares her journey as a blind woman in tech.

We will dive into how we make our project, team, or workplace more diverse by following a story from someone in multiple minority groups, shedding light on some of the right reasons to diversify with concrete examples that can be efficiently implemented right away.

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Beyond the Trend Authentic Approaches to Fostering Diversity in Open Source

Beyond the Trend Authentic Approaches to Fostering Diversity in Open Source