Diversity in Tech Resources

date2012-06-11

This is my attempt at collecting interesting articles, resources, etc. related to diversity in tech. I will try to regularly update this. Feel free to share any resources you think should be added to the list.

Articles

Racism and Meritocracy

A Simple Commitment

The Three Biggest Myths About Women in Tech

is it me or are we going backward?

A Tough Calculation

Stats, data, and answers, as to why there are so few women in technology fields

The Elephant in the Computer Lab

Lighten Up

The Male Gaze

How to Avoid Feminist Burnout

Research

The Tilted Playing Field: Hidden Bias in Information Technology Workplaces

Why Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists

Presentations

How does biology explain the low numbers of women in computer science? Hint: it doesn’t.

Moving the Needle: How SF Ruby Got to 18%

My Technology Will Be Intersectional or It Will Be BULLSHIT!: Lightning Talk Edition (shameless self-promotion)

Organizations, Groups, etc.

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

National Center for Women and Information Technology

The Ada Initiative

Girl Develop IT

Rails Girls

Black Girls Code

Ladies Learning Code

RailsBridge

High Visibility Project

Anecdata!

These are lists and personal thoughts on incidents that happened in the tech community.

Timeline of incidents

Programmers Being Dicks

Ragequitting SummerCon

A Letter to the Developer Community

Dell and Sexism

Let’s get a little louder

Infographics

Women in Technology: Triumphs, Barriers, and Interesting Data

Women Who Tech

General Resources

Geek Feminism Wiki