Want to Diversify the Scala Community? Here is How You Can Help!
summary
Evidence that implicit bias and micro-inequities depress retention is backed by studies: a 362-executive experiment shows majority members gain performance credit for diversity work while minority leaders lose rating, and the Athena report finds 51% of women leave tech (24% to non-tech, 7% within company, 20% exit workforce). Practical fixes are concrete: running ScalaBridge workshops (one-day format, mentor/sponsor/student model, 7-step repo), a 12-week London cohort, a 15+ city footprint, GitHub and Slack for scaling.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:00Implicit bias explained
- 6:02Diversity benefits majority
- 10:11Women in tech retention
- 12:23Building inclusive community
- 14:33Tokenism pitfalls
- 17:03Scalability bridge overview
- 20:54Scalability bridge growth
- 26:24Audience reflections
- 29:26Personal journey and call
