Code, Culture and the Pursuit of Happiness
summary
Claim: company culture drives attrition, not lack of entry programs, with 57% of women leaving and many never returning. Evidence comes from surveys, interviews and cited studies plus experiments like Google’s unconscious bias training, mentoring pilots (20% time), and policy changes: equal maternity/paternity leave, required paid time off, transparent reviews and onboarding. Practical proposal maps scrum-style iterations to culture work—small measurable changes, tracked, iterated, and shown to improve retention.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:33The Problem
- 3:43Lack of Flexibility
- 6:58Isolation
- 10:48Diversity
- 13:07Company Culture
- 15:58Culture Fit
- 18:58What I Dont Like
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