increasing diversity - multi-factor =================================== strategies for improving diversity ---------------------------------- * have to get people when they're young; before college * showing girls that it's cool and they can do it * more diversity in South East Asia, as opposed to Europe * if a teacher encourages a student, the student will have confidence and be excited. We need to encourage teachers * "what is coding?" - tweak intro to say "coding is X", to make it a bit more accessible * outreach! The internet, especially Twitter and other social media, makes this really easy. * OMG Tech! Gets people into coding without them realising it's coding. * GSoC trying to get more AU/NZ students * Show students that there are people in tech that *look* like them, and with whom they can identify! * Using a known name (like "Google") may encourage people to participate more * Have a local person with the time and resources to help engage people (e.g. offer their time and PC to teach kids how to use a PC) * https://hellofiftysix.com/ * https://www.wwgsd.nz * Check stats for country diversity (age, ethnicity, etc.) * Being clear about intent to ensure diversity * Understand what "diversity" looks like * Offer childcare * safer and inclusive space, with CoC, inclusive language * Acknowledged possible mental health issues to accommodate them * Meeting people where they're at, and *offering* ideas/help etc, but not taking over, as a privileged person * "Coders are the rock stars" https://labhr.github.io/, https://github.com/labhr/octohatrack * coding, doco, UI, QA, UX, sysadmin - All useful, so help with any of them * Don't *push* people out of coding though; make it clear that they don't *have* to code, but don't discourage coding * Diverse family events like https://buzzconf.io/, http://blog.keranmckenzie.com/post/133784408575/buzzconf-2015-my-thoughts * Pro-actively recruit women - We're not recruiting for the *role*, we're recruiting for the generally beneficial diversity of the *team* * Framing stuff in the context of solving a problem, without that explicit tech label (even though tech might solve the problem) * Future Problem Solving (http://www.fpspi.org/?) * Various labels, like "coding" might discourage people. * Upper management needs to be diverse https://medium.com/inclusion-insights/want-to-hire-more-diverse-people-raise-your-bar-b5d30f91cbd9#.jhg7qpfz9
