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Jun 21 - Jun 27, 2021
Organizations
- TLA Black Women In Tech - Not-for-profit organisation dedicated to building bridges of opportunities in tech by enabling black female talents to excel and companies to have access to black women of talent.
Jan 25 - Jan 31, 2021
Organizations
- RightsTech Women - Switzerland-based nonprofit that combines robotics, technology and human rights training for girls and women.
Jan 11 - Jan 17, 2021
Organizations
- Black Compute HER - Dedicated to supporting computing+tech education and workforce development for black women and girls.
- She Can Code - An organization with the mission of empower women to enter and remain in the tech industry.
Dec 28 - Jan 03, 2020
Organizations
- Brown Girl, Tech World - Digital safe space and non profit organization for brown women & girls navigating the tech industry.
Dec 21 - Dec 27, 2020
Organizations
- Disability Visibility Project - An online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.
Oct 05 - Oct 11, 2020
Organizations
- Brazilians in Tech- Brazilians in Tech is the first Brazilian platform to bring together the most relevant opportunities in the world of Science and Technology for women working or interested in digital technologies.
- Latinas in computing - A community created by and for the Latinas in Computing with a mission of promoting their representation and success in computing-related fields.
- Latinas in tech - a non-profit organization with the aim to connect, support, and empower Latina women working in tech. We work hand in hand with top technology companies to create safe spaces for learning, mentorship and recruitment.
Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2020
Organizations
- Open Source Diversity - Open Source Diversity is a community gathering resources, building networks and collaborating for more diversity & inclusion in free & open source software communities.
- Techqueria - A non-profit organization that serves the largest community of Latinx in Tech.
- Women Hack For Non-Profits - A community of women in tech building open source projects for non-profit organizations and individuals with a cause.
- Write/Speak/Code - A 501c3, tax-exempt non-profit that hosts an annual conference and meetup events designed to help you fully own your expertise through writing, speaking, and open source.
Events
- DDD Europe - Domain-Driven Design Europe is a focused on software design and modeling. They have an amazing commitment to diversity and improving their event.
- PyMCon - PyMCon is an asynchronous-first virtual conference for the Bayesian community organized by the PyMC community with a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion from the organizing committee to attendees.
Ally Resources
- Contributor Covenant - By Coraline Ada Ehmke.
Projects
- A11y Project - A community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier.
- Accessibility Cloud - Simplifies sharing and obtaining accessibility data in a standardized, future-proof, easy-to-use way.
- CHAOSS D&I Workgroup - Collection of resources for projects to create a diversity and inclusion report.
- Chayn - A volunteer network tackling gender based violence globally by creating intersectional survivor-led resources on the web.
- Diversity Tickets - Help events reach a more diverse audience. And help you to find these events.
- SignDict - An open dictionary for sign language.
- The Supernova Project - A global effort that aims to contribute to addressing abuse within the LGBTQIA+ communities.
- Wheelmap - The world's biggest crowdsourced and open database for wheelchair-accessible places.
- WikiProject Women in Red - Increasing the representation of women on Wikipedia through biographies and articles of women’s achievements.
Jun 29 - Jul 05, 2020
Organizations
- OpenCIDER - A community building effort to promote computational inclusion and serve as digital equity resource.
Jun 22 - Jun 28, 2020
Organizations
- Black Women in Computational Biology - An intersectional community of Black women who are working toward (or interested in) a career that combines computational and quantitative sciences with biology.
- Computational Biology in Sweden, RSG-Sweden - A team of students and researchers working together to get more people interested in computational biology, and connect people to build a diverse and inclusive community across Sweden.
Feb 03 - Feb 09, 2020
Organizations
- Out In Tech - Non-profit organization that unites the LGBTQ+ tech community.
Events
- REFACTR.TECH - REFACTR.TECH focuses on technology while creating a safe space for thoughtful and nuanced conversations around diversity, inclusion, and intersectionality in tech.
Nov 04 - Nov 10, 2019
Organizations
- Pink Programming - A non-profit organization that organizes code events for the women, transgender, and non-binary communities.
Oct 28 - Nov 03, 2019
Organizations
- Natives in Tech - Natives in Tech is a coalition of Native and non-Native software developers whose goal is to support software application development that reinforces Native beliefs, knowledge, and identity.
Posts
- Diversity in Tech - By Adam Recvlohe
Talks
- Building Open Source Software that Empowers Native Communities - By Adam Recvlohe (@arecvlohe)
Oct 21 - Oct 27, 2019
Posts
- A Study Used Sensors To Show That Men And Women Are Treated Differently At Work - By Stephen Turban, Laura Freeman and Ben Waber.
- Accessibility 101: Introduction To Disability And Accessibility - By Jenny Lay-Flurrie.
Oct 07 - Oct 13, 2019
Talks
- Software Art Thou: Debugging The Tech Industry - By Lena Reinhard.
- Survival Tips For Women In Tech - By Patricia Aas.
Jul 29 - Aug 04, 2019
Posts
- Trans-Inclusive Design - By Erin White.
Jul 15 - Jul 21, 2019
Posts
- How Can I Get A Diverse And Inclusive Team? - By María Arias de Reyna Domínguez.
Talks
- Intro To Accessibility - By Eric Bailey.
Mar 11 - Mar 17, 2019
Organizations
- Women Make - A community where women are in the forefront.
Mar 04 - Mar 10, 2019
Organizations
- Dev Color - A non-profit organization that aims to advance the careers of Black software engineers.
- Diversify Tech - A collection of resources for underrepresented people in tech.
- Women Love Tech - Women Love Tech was launched with the vision to share a passion and love for technology. Since then, Women Love Tech has evolved into a lifestyle technology digital magazine for women who love all things tech that can enhance their everyday lifestyle.
Nov 26 - Dec 02, 2018
Organizations
- Project Alloy - Project Alloy is building a more inclusive technical community, one conference at a time, by offering financial grants and other resources to people who are early in their career and underrepresented in tech.
Posts
- A Counterintuitive Way To Increase Diversity In Tech - By Rachel Nabors.
Oct 29 - Nov 04, 2018
Organizations
- OS4W - OS4W aims to be a resource for connecting all women, including women of color and transgender women, to open source projects that are welcoming, inclusive, and appreciative of diversity in their contributors.
Actionable Resources
- How A Common Interview Question Fuels The Gender Pay Gap (And How To Stop It) - By Claire Cain Miller.
- How Organizations Can Become More Inclusive Of People With Disabilities - By Michael Schultz.
- How To Fight Sexism On Your Company's Slack - By Nick Douglas.
- Increase Diversity In Our Speaker Line Up (⭐14) - By Soledad Penadés.
- You Have A Culture Problem. Here's How To Avoid A Diversity Disaster - By Ellen K. Pao.
Posts
- Advice For Women In Tech Who Are Tired Of Talking About Women In Tech - By Valerie Aurora.
- Code Of Conduct Enforcement Warning Signs - By Otter Tech.
- Diverse Teams Feel Less Comfortable — And That’s Why They Perform Better - By David Rock, Heidi Grant and Jacqui Grey.
- Getting Free Of Toxic Tech Culture - By Valerie Aurora and Susan Wu.
- How To Be An Ally - By André Arko.
- How To Maintain A Predominantly White Workplace - By Leniece Flowers Brissett.
- If You Think Women In Tech Is Just A Pipeline Problem, You Haven't Been Paying Attention - By Rachel Thomas.
- Important Women In CS Who Aren't Grace Hopper - By Hillel Wayne.
- Not Applicable: What Your Job Post Is Really Saying - By Coraline Ada.
- Stop Saying That Diversity Means Lowering The Bar - By Leah Fessler.
- Striving To Be Seen: Black Girl Gamers On Twitch - By Jessica Conditt.
- Survey Finds That In Tech, Retaliation For Speaking Up About Workplace Discrimination Is Common - By Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio.
- The Do's And Don'ts Of Being A Good Ally - By Karnythia.
- Tools For White Guys Who Are Working For Social Change - By Chris Crass.
- We Need More Radical Solutions For Diversity And Inclusion - By Ellen K. Pao.
- What Does It Mean To Be A Feminist Coder In 2018? - By Xiaowei R. Wang.
- White Fragility In Teaching And Education Technology - By Mary Jo Madda.
- Why Doesn't My Company Get Credit For Tackling Gender Diversity? - By Ellen K. Pao.
- Why I Don't Use My Real Photo When Messaging With Customers On My Website - By Julia Enthoven.
- Why We Shouldn't Underestimate The Power Of Diversity - By Joi Ito and Jeff Howe.
- Why Your Efforts To Fix Your Pipeline Aren’t Fixing Your Pipeline - By Chelsea Troy.
- You Can’t Just Hit The Diversity Button - By Project Include's Laura I. Gómez.
- Your Company's Slack Is Probably Sexist - By Leah Fessler.
Talks
- Enforcing Your Code Of Conduct: Effective Incident Response - By Audrey Eschright.
Oct 01 - Oct 07, 2018
Organizations
- 1 Million Women To Tech (⭐627) - Organization whose mission is to offer free coding education to 1 million women by 2020. Has free (DIY) and paid (certification) courses.
- AnyKey - Organization whose mission is to help create fair and inclusive spaces in esports for marginalized members of the gaming community.
- Black Girl Gamers - A safe space that supports black girl gamers. Also found on:
- Girl Gamers - Community for ladies to discuss gaming, women in geek culture, and experiences that occur as a result of gender.
- Girls In Tech Global Classroom - Organization that offers tech related courses, such as 3-D Tinkercad design, to girls and women, at no cost.
Posts
- Gaming While Black: Casual Racism To Cautious Optimism - By Jessica Conditt.
Sep 03 - Sep 09, 2018
Organizations
- Dear Tech People - A race and gender diversity ranking of 100 top tech companies.
Actionable Resources
- 5 Ally Actions | June 15, 2018 - By Better Allies.
- Bias and Hiring: How We Hire UX Researchers - By Sharon Bautista.
- Dev Team Diversity #Realtalk - By Sarah Mei.
Posts
- Survival Tips For Women In Tech - By Patricia Aas.
- The Other Diversity Dividend - By Paul Gompers and Silpa Kovvali.
- The Perverse Incentives That Help Incels Thrive In Tech - By Ellen Pao.
- What I Learned From The Fall Of Ellen Pao - By Madhushree Ghosh.
- Why Are There Few Women In Tech? Watch A Recruiting Session - By Jessi Hempel.
Aug 27 - Sep 02, 2018
Ally Resources
- Inclusion At Work - By Jennifer Kim.
Aug 20 - Aug 26, 2018
Posts
- Bias, Diversity, Backlash, Manifestos, And Rebuttals - By Lorena A Barba.
Jul 30 - Aug 05, 2018
Posts
- On Toxic Jobs, Low Self-Esteem, & Interviewing - By Rachel Thomas.
- Recruiting For Privilege - By Tobbe Gyllebring.
Jul 09 - Jul 15, 2018
Organizations
- Women Who Go - A network focused on building a more diverse and inclusive Golang community.
Jun 11 - Jun 17, 2018
Posts
- Becoming A 10x Developer - By Kate Heddleston.
May 21 - May 27, 2018
Organizations
- Geek Girls Carrots - Attracting women to tech since 2011.
- Tech Ladies - Tech Ladies connects women with the best jobs and opportunities in tech.
May 14 - May 20, 2018
Posts
- Strategies For Hiring Diverse Candidates - By Joy Ebertz.
Apr 30 - May 06, 2018
Organizations
- Q-Space - Queer and feminist maker space located in Beijing, China, providing a learning space and community actions for change.
Apr 23 - Apr 29, 2018
Organizations
- Blacks In Technology - Oragnization focused on "Stomping the Divide" by establishing a blueprint of world-class technical excellence and innovation.
- EquitableTech - Non-profit organization working to diversify tech, with a focus on open source.
Apr 02 - Apr 08, 2018
Organizations
- Lesbians Who Tech - Lesbians Who Tech is a community of queer women in or around tech (and the people who love them).
Events
- ACT-W National Conference - Presented by ChickTech, ACT-W National focuses on providing you with inspiring and actionable education in career development, leadership, technology, and diversity.
Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2018
Actionable Resources
- Fundamentals of Effective Allyship - By Karolina Szczur.
Posts
- Struggling For Investments, Silicon Valley Women Reluctant To Speak Out On Harassment - By Laura Sydell.
- The Tech Industry's Gender-Discrimination Problem - By Sheelah Kolhatkar.
- Who Killed The Junior Developer? - By Melissa McEwen.
Jan 15 - Jan 21, 2018
Organizations
- Algorithmic Justice League - Collective that aims to fight algorithmic bias.
- Consensual Software - An open source project advocating for better use consent in software design.
- Hack The Hood - Non-profit organization that introduces low-income youth of color to careers in tech.
- Ping A Programadoras - Group of women and people of non-binary gender whose purposes are the reflection and empowerment in the field of technology.
- Rails Girls Summer Of Code - Rails Girls Summer of Code is a global fellowship program aimed at bringing more diversity into Open Source.
Actionable Resources
- Gender Decoder For Job Ads - By Kat Matfield.
- How To Build Inclusive Culture - By Nicole Sanchez.
- On Improving Diversity In Hiring - By Cate Huston.
- So, You Just Learned There Are Issues With The Tech Industry. Now What? (⭐272) - By Stephanie Slattery.
- Top 10 Everyday Actions Any Hiring Manager Can Do To Diversify Their Candidate Pipeline - By Code Like a Girl.
- Tracking Compensation And Promotion Inequity - By Lara Hogan.
Posts
- 100 Women In Tech And Founders To Follow On Twitter - By Allyson Kapin.
- 30+ Diversity And Inclusion Activists And Organisations I Look Up To - By Karolina Szczur.
- Can We Talk About The Gender Pay Gap? - By Xaquín González Veira.
- Designing Forms For Gender Diversity And Inclusion - By Sabrina Fonseca.
- Ellen Pao: Has Anything Really Changed For Women In Tech? - By Ellen Pao.
- Emotional Labor Is The Unpaid Job Men Still Don't Understand - By Gemma Hartley.
- Engineering A Culture Of Psychological Safety - By John Looney.
- Gender Bias? A Transgender Perspective! - By Daniela Petruzalek.
- How "Good Intent" Undermines Diversity And Inclusion - By Annalee.
- How Tech's Lack Of Diversity Leads To Racist Software - By Wendy Lee.
- I'm Not Your Guy, Dude: Why Language Really Does Matter - By Diane Rubino.
- If You Can't Find A Spouse Who Supports Your Career, Stay Single - By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox.
- Racial Bias At Tech Companies Is Real - By Suzannah Weiss.
- Software Development 450 Words Per Minute - By Tuukka Ojala, a Blind Software Engineer.
- Why Don't European Girls Like Science Or Technology? - By Microsoft.
- Why I Care About Diversity In Tech - By Tracy Chou.
- Why Tech Needs The Rooney Rule - By Sammy Ahmed.
- Women And Minorities Are Penalized For Promoting Diversity - By Stefanie K. Johnson and David R. Hekman.
Talks
- 9 Ways To Stop Hurting And Start Helping Women In Tech - By Brianna Wu.
- Consensual Software: Prioritizing Trust & Safety For New Features - By Danielle Leong.
- Category Theory In Life - By Eugenia Cheng.
- Diversity In Tech: Building Inclusivity - By Maxine Williams.
- Going Beyong The Pipeline Problem - By Pantheon.
- The Future Of STEM Depends On Diversity - By Nicole Cabrera Salazar.
- Why We Need Diversity In Technology - By Rebekah Michael.
Books
- Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, And Other Threats Of Toxic Tech - An unflinching look at the values, processes, and assumptions that lead to oversights, biases, and ethical nightmares.
Dec 18 - Dec 24, 2017
Organizations
- PHP Women - An inclusive & global network providing support within the PHP community.
Dec 04 - Dec 10, 2017
Organizations
- Code Liberation - Code Liberation catalyzes the creation of digital games and creative technologies by women, nonbinary, femme, and girl-identifying people to diversify STEAM fields.
- People Of Creativity - Organization that focuses on creating a community that shares opportunities, experiences and ideas ultimately bettering the representation of minorities throughout creative industries.
- Women Who Tech - Nonprofit organization to bring together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology to transform the world and inspire change.
Events
- Lambda World - Lambda World is a functional programming conference with an ideology of empowering underrepresented minorities in tech. In this mindset, we have a few actions we follow such as creating grants to cover tickets and accommodation, hosting inclusive workshops, and making conferences more accessible to individuals finding it hard to be away from their families, by providing tourist activities, and necessities like cribs and strollers.
Nov 13 - Nov 19, 2017
Organizations
- Wonder Women Tech - Organization that produces year-round programming and national and international conferences that highlight, educate, and celebrate women and diversity in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), innovation and entrepreneurialism.
Nov 06 - Nov 12, 2017
Organizations
- Scala Bridge - Building an inclusive Scala community with introductory programming workshops for women.
Posts
- Creating Safe Places - By Laura Bell.
- Why More Tech Companies Should Hire People With Disabilities - By Zoë Henry.
Oct 30 - Nov 05, 2017
Organizations
- GoodForPoc (⭐58) - List of inclusive companies for people of color in tech.
Oct 23 - Oct 29, 2017
Organizations
- Code 2040 - Through a variety of programs and fellowships, Code2040 is a great initiative creating opportunities in tech for Black and Latinx talent.
- Codebar - Codebar is a non-profit initiative that facilitates the growth of a diverse tech community by running regular programming workshops.
- FrameShift Consulting - FrameShift open sources their fantastic Ally Skills Workshop, Conference incident response materials and many other resources allowing to scale creating welcoming, inclusive, diverse cultures.
- Fund Club - Fund Club raises money to numerous initiatives for mental health, diversity, inclusion, anti-harassment and more.
- Girl Develop It - Nonprofit organization that exists to provide affordable and judgment-free opportunities for women interested in learning web and software development.
- Kapor Center - The Kapor family of organizations works to remove barriers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and tech careers for underrepresented people of color.
- Open Sourcing Mental Illness - Open Sourcing Mental Illness is a non-profit corporation dedicated to raising awareness, educating, and providing resources to support mental wellness in the tech and open source communities.
- ParadigmIQ - Paradigm offers a range of workshops, training and assessments aiding in diversity, inclusion, belonging, retention and more.
- Techtonica - Techtonica partners with tech companies to offer tech apprenticeships with stipends and job placement to Bay Area women and non-binary, feminine-adjacent adults with low incomes.
- Trans*H4CK - Trans*H4CK empowers trans, gender non conforming, agender and nonbinary people through improving access to social services, promoting gender safety and community sustainability while bringing visibility to trans* tech innovators and entrepreneurs.
- Women Who Code - Women Who Code is a global community empowering women to excel in technology fields through resources, job boards, conference scholarships and other member benefits.
Events
- AlterConf - AlterConf is a traveling conference series that provides safe opportunities for marginalized people and those who support them in the tech and gaming industries.
Actionable Resources
- Bootstrapping Inclusion - By Jason Wong.
Posts
- Hidden Figures: How Silicon Valley Keeps Diversity Data Secret - By Will Evans and Sinduja Rangarajan.
Oct 16 - Oct 22, 2017
Organizations
- Black Girls Code - Organization devoted to showing the world that black girls can code.
- Bridge Troll - Events organized by volunteers to empower people with technology.
- Diversity Charter - Charter to show that you care about diversity.
- Django Girls - Non-profit organization and a community that empowers and helps women to organize programming workshops.
- Girls Who Code - Organization which aims to close the gender gap in technology.
- Hidden Genius Project - Program to connect young black males with all they need to become high-performing entrepreneurs and technologists.
- Project Include - Non-profit organization that uses data and advocacy to accelerate diversity and inclusion solutions in the tech industry.
- PyLadies - International mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community.
- Rails Girls - Organization which aims to give tools and a community for women to understand technology and to build their ideas.
- R-Ladies - A worl-wide organization to promote gender diversity in the R community.
- She++ - Non-profit organization that works to empower underrepresented groups in technology by dismantling negative stereotypes surrounding technical careers.
- Teens Exploring Technology - Encourages inner city teenage Black and Latino males to become catalysts of change in urban communities.
- TLA Women In Tech - Working group dedicated to increasing gender balance and equality in tech.
- Women Techmakers - Google's program that provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology.
- YesWeTech - Feminist community working for an egalitarian and proud culture of women interested in technology.
Ally Resources
- Better Male Allies - By Code Like a Girl.
- Resources For Allies (⭐293) - By Lara Hogan.
Actionable Resources
- 10 Actionable Ways To Actually Increase Diversity In Tech - By Catherine Ashcraft.
- Building Inclusive Communities - By Karolina Szczur.
- What Does Sponsorship Look Like? - By Lara Hogan.
Posts
- A Brief History Of Women In Computing - By Faruk Ateş.
- True Diversity Is Intersectional - By Ellen Pao.
- Why Diverse Teams Matter - By Brad McLain, Catherine Ashcraft and Lucy Sanders.
- Why Men Don't Believe The Data On Gender Bias In Science - By Allison Coil.
Advocates
- FolksWhoCode - Organization which aims for a more rich and diverse tech community.