From the Unicorn’s Mouth: Stories of Managing Multiple Diverse Identities in Tech
summary
Panel reports concrete practices and failures around intersectionality: OkCupid adds non-binary support (up to five genders and five orientations); an office converts restrooms to single-stall gender neutral; a Twilio roundtable grows into a company-wide D&I initiative; an organizer prints 200 t-shirts and launches a queer group; mentorship at conferences and a Lesbians Who Tech summit spark action; mental health care and explicit hiring language address retention. Watch if concrete, replicable steps and outcomes matter; skip if only high-level theory appeals.
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chapters (29)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:23Meet the panelists
- 2:28What is intersectionality
- 4:58Retention
- 10:00Selfcare
- 15:10Finding Mentors
- 24:47Questions
- 25:05Open Source for Women
- 25:35Welcome to All Women
- 26:20Design for diversity
- 27:45How to maintain a diverse community
- 28:18Microaggressions
- 29:02Black Men Clothes
- 30:02Finding a Mentor
- 32:31Employment
- 33:52Corporate Culture
- 34:53Diversity
- 36:08Where are we
- 36:56Jerks
- 37:20Values
- 38:07Acknowledge Customers
- 39:15Explicit Invitations
- 39:51Make it clear
- 40:34Stop waiting
- 41:16Everyone is first
- 42:14Mentorship
- 43:31Safe Spaces
- 44:11Is Safe Spaces Helpful
- 45:00Conclusion
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