Whitewashed - Drupal's Diversity Problem And How To Solve It
summary
DrupalCon New Orleans data show women at about 23% of attendees and 19% of speakers, while top tech firms report single-digit representation for many minority groups, so the claim is that lack of safety nets and pipeline visibility — not just bias — drives homogeneity. Concrete fixes include requiring diverse slates from staffing firms, partnering with coding bootcamps and youth programs to build a long-term pipeline, running mentorship and retention calibration (regular check-ins) for new hires, and measuring hiring and attrition by cohort.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:18Digital Bridge Solutions Overview Platforms
- 1:43Caveats
- 4:22Whitewashed - Drupal's Diversity Problem and How To Solve It 1. What's The Big Deal About Diversity? 2. How Diverse IS Drupal? 3. Why Is The Agency World So White? 4. Solutions?
- 4:37Session Objectives
- 5:02Diversity - VALUE vs. Morality
- 6:44Qualitative Benefits
- 7:09Client Demand
- 10:22What About Tech Overall? - Stats
- 11:08What About Tech Overall? - Trends
- 12:43Especially With Minority Women
- 13:13What's Going On Here?
- 14:07Is Brogramming the New Normal?
- 14:40Traditional Ad Agency Dynamics
- 16:19But What About DIGITAL Agencies?
- 20:48Safety Nets
- 21:39QUOTE OF THE DAY
- 29:01Whose Problem Is This Anyway?
- 32:13Make An Effort To Make It Cool For Someone else
- 34:06Go Find 'Em
- 37:23WHO DOES THAT?!?
- 39:08Contact Information
- 39:31Key Takeaways
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