"Drupal Diversity & Inclusion: Building a Stronger Community"
summary
Drupal D&I reports concrete wins and gaps: a 24‑hour virtual contribution day on Slack with mentors yields contributions to nine modules plus Drupal core; drupal.org shows about 7% of commit credits from women/trans/other (contrast: 1.5% in FOSS studies, ~28% in proprietary software); accessibility issues affect up to 20% of users. Ongoing work includes a curated resource library, pronoun stickers and events, a 500‑person Slack channel with ~40–50 regular contributors, and leadership that is mostly white despite gender variety.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 1:07Key concepts in diversity and inclusion
- 9:19Statistics on community diversity
- 15:36Drupal Diversity and Inclusion initiative
- 22:03Current initiatives and ways to get involved
- 33:07Practical steps for allies and contributors
- 43:12Q&A and closing remarks
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