Keynote: Exceeding Diversity and Inclusion Goals to Fuel Open Source Growth
summary
Cites a McKinsey finding that companies in the top gender-diverse quartile are 21% more likely to have above-average profits and that broader diversity rises to 33% more likely, then contrasts a GitHub stat of 3% women to show scope. Recommends concrete practices: paired programming, visible Women of OpenStack events and mentorship both inside companies and inside foundations, rotating meeting times for time-zone inclusiveness, open documented discussions and timely feedback to newcomers so inclusion actually increases measurable participation.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 1:18Importance of Diversity
- 2:17Github Survey
- 5:26Forms of Diversity
- 5:41First Open Source Experience Was with Openstack
- 8:17Paired Programming
- 9:51Time Zone Inclusiveness
- 10:16Avoiding the Back Rooms
- 11:52Provide Responses and Feedback to those Newcomers
- 12:20Daisy
- 16:26Always Lead with Kindness
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