Inclusive attendees (and where to find them) - DjangoCon Europe 2017

Inclusive attendees

(and where to find them)

Hello!

I am DeindreBut you can call me Flavia Weisghizzi

Communication mgr @ Codemotion & Ubuntu+GNOME member

“[Women] are not sure if other community members will treat them respectfully, prefer not

to be the only woman in the group, or are uncertain about embarking on the solitary

exploration typically needed to get up to speed in open source.

- Marina Zhurakhinskaya

1.1%women contributing to FLOSS in 2002

33%

10%103 women participating to GSOC in 2015

female attendee at PyCon 2014From geekfemminism.wikia.com

2014It was a nice year

5.5%female members of Ubuntu community

11%

10%female members of GNOME community

female FLOSS contributorsFrom geekfemminism.wikia.com, data referred to 2014

Things You Can Do to Help

◎ Show up: invite people from under-represented group to attend

◎ Word of mouth: share the word on events and opportunity

◎ Scouting: create tailored events, conferences and meetups

◎ Respect: Introduce a CoC

Code of Conduct

A promise of welcome!

From the organizers and the attendees

Success Criteria

◎ Under-represented groups are encouraged to participate

◎ Provides a healthy space for criticism of the work product (not the people)

◎ Pathway for newbies to contribute in ways that interest them (code, UX, PM, tech writer, etc.)

Two Successful Projects

I’ve seen

Outreachy◎ Project from free and

open source community

◎ Helps people from under-represented groups to get involved

◎ Offers a paid internship

13rounds

33companies and FLOSS organizations

~370female participants

results after 7 years of Outreachy program

Codemotion ◎ Hackathon and

workshop for women

◎ Raise awareness among girls’ parents of our courses for kids

◎ Active commitment to grow diversity in conference

~750Women attending our workshops/hackathons

+20%Woman speaking at our Conferences

~10Girls attending our courses/workshop for kids

Diversity is about...

◎ Gender◎ Sexual orientation ◎ Religion◎ Country of origin◎ Food (choices and intolerances)◎ Clothes◎ Skills

...but overall...

Respect of individualities...

Try Walking in Other People's Shoes...

Diversity is a cultural matter

Diversity is a cultural matter

“We do not need to choose between good people and good code; if we foster a good community,

good code will follow.

- Mx Kas Perch

Thanks!

Any questions?You can find me at @JustDeindre

Credits

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