awesome-diversity
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A curated list of amazingly awesome articles, websites and resources about diversity in technology.
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Organizations
1 Million Women To Tech
Organization whose mission is to offer free coding education to 1 million women by 2020. Has free (DIY) and paid (certification) courses
- Algorithmic Justice League
Collective that aims to fight algorithmic bias
- AnyKey
Organization whose mission is to help create fair and inclusive spaces in esports for marginalized members of the gaming community
- Black Compute HER
Dedicated to supporting computing+tech education and workforce development for black women and girls
- Black Girls Code
Organization devoted to showing the world that black girls can code
- Black Girl Gamers
A safe space that supports black girl gamers. Also found on:
Organizations / Black Girl Gamers
Organizations
- Blacks In Technology
Oragnization focused on "Stomping the Divide" by establishing a blueprint of world-class technical excellence and innovation
- Black Women in Computational Biology
An intersectional community of Black women who are working toward (or interested in) a career that combines computational and quantitative sciences with biology
- Bridge Troll
Events organized by volunteers to empower people with technology
- Brown Girl, Tech World
Digital safe space and non profit organization for brown women & girls navigating the tech industry
- Code 2040
Through a variety of programs and fellowships, Code2040 is a great initiative creating opportunities in tech for Black and Latinx talent
- Codebar
Codebar is a non-profit initiative that facilitates the growth of a diverse tech community by running regular programming workshops
- Code Liberation
Code Liberation catalyzes the creation of digital games and creative technologies by women, nonbinary, femme, and girl-identifying people to diversify STEAM fields
- Consensual Software
An open source project advocating for better use consent in software design
- Computational Biology in Sweden, RSG-Sweden
A team of students and researchers working together to get more people interested in computational biology, and connect people to build a diverse and inclusive community across Sweden
- Dear Tech People
A race and gender diversity ranking of 100 top tech companies
- Dev Color
A non-profit organization that aims to advance the careers of Black software engineers
- Disability Visibility Project
An online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture
- Diversify Tech
A collection of resources for underrepresented people in tech
- Diversity Charter
Charter to show that you care about diversity
- Django Girls
Non-profit organization and a community that empowers and helps women to organize programming workshops
- EquitableTech
Non-profit organization working to diversify tech, with a focus on open source
- FrameShift Consulting
FrameShift open sources their fantastic Ally Skills Workshop, Conference incident response materials and many other resources allowing to scale creating welcoming, inclusive, diverse cultures
- Fund Club
Fund Club raises money to numerous initiatives for mental health, diversity, inclusion, anti-harassment and more
- Geek Girls Carrots
Attracting women to tech since 2011
- Girl Develop It
Nonprofit organization that exists to provide affordable and judgment-free opportunities for women interested in learning web and software development
- Girl Gamers
Community for ladies to discuss gaming, women in geek culture, and experiences that occur as a result of gender
- Girls In Tech Global Classroom
Organization that offers tech related courses, such as 3-D Tinkercad design, to girls and women, at no cost
- Girls Who Code
Organization which aims to close the gender gap in technology
GoodForPoc
List of inclusive companies for people of color in tech
- Hack The Hood
Non-profit organization that introduces low-income youth of color to careers in tech
- Hidden Genius Project
Program to connect young black males with all they need to become high-performing entrepreneurs and technologists
- Kapor Center
The Kapor family of organizations works to remove barriers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and tech careers for underrepresented people of color
- Lesbians Who Tech
Lesbians Who Tech is a community of queer women in or around tech (and the people who love them)
- OS4W
OS4W aims to be a resource for connecting all women, including women of color and transgender women, to open source projects that are welcoming, inclusive, and appreciative of diversity in their contributors
- Open Source Diversity
Open Source Diversity is a community gathering resources, building networks and collaborating for more diversity & inclusion in free & open source software communities
- Open Sourcing Mental Illness
Open Sourcing Mental Illness is a non-profit corporation dedicated to raising awareness, educating, and providing resources to support mental wellness in the tech and open source communities
- Out In Tech
Non-profit organization that unites the LGBTQ+ tech community
- OpenCIDER
A community building effort to promote computational inclusion and serve as digital equity resource
- ParadigmIQ
Paradigm offers a range of workshops, training and assessments aiding in diversity, inclusion, belonging, retention and more
- People Of Creativity
Organization that focuses on creating a community that shares opportunities, experiences and ideas ultimately bettering the representation of minorities throughout creative industries
- PHP Women
An inclusive & global network providing support within the PHP community
- Ping A Programadoras
Group of women and people of non-binary gender whose purposes are the reflection and empowerment in the field of technology
- Pink Programming
A non-profit organization that organizes code events for the women, transgender, and non-binary communities
- Project Alloy
Project Alloy is building a more inclusive technical community, one conference at a time, by offering financial grants and other resources to people who are early in their career and underrepresented in tech
- Project Include
Non-profit organization that uses data and advocacy to accelerate diversity and inclusion solutions in the tech industry
- PyLadies
International mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community
- Q-Space
Queer and feminist maker space located in Beijing, China, providing a learning space and community actions for change
- Rails Girls
Organization which aims to give tools and a community for women to understand technology and to build their ideas
- Rails Girls Summer Of Code
Rails Girls Summer of Code is a global fellowship program aimed at bringing more diversity into Open Source
- R-Ladies
A worl-wide organization to promote gender diversity in the R community
- RightsTech Women
Switzerland-based nonprofit that combines robotics, technology and human rights training for girls and women
- Scala Bridge
Building an inclusive Scala community with introductory programming workshops for women
- She++
Non-profit organization that works to empower underrepresented groups in technology by dismantling negative stereotypes surrounding technical careers
- She Can Code
An organization with the mission of empower women to enter and remain in the tech industry
- Techqueria
A non-profit organization that serves the largest community of Latinx in Tech
- Techtonica
Techtonica partners with tech companies to offer tech apprenticeships with stipends and job placement to Bay Area women and non-binary, feminine-adjacent adults with low incomes
- Tech Ladies
Tech Ladies connects women with the best jobs and opportunities in tech
- Teens Exploring Technology
Encourages inner city teenage Black and Latino males to become catalysts of change in urban communities
- TLA Black Women In Tech
Not-for-profit organisation dedicated to building bridges of opportunities in tech by enabling black female talents to excel and companies to have access to black women of talent
- TLA Women In Tech
Working group dedicated to increasing gender balance and equality in tech
- Trans*H4CK
Trans*H4CK empowers trans, gender non conforming, agender and nonbinary people through improving access to social services, promoting gender safety and community sustainability while bringing visibility to trans* tech innovators and entrepreneurs
- Women Love Tech
Women Love Tech was launched with the vision to share a passion and love for technology. Since then, Women Love Tech has evolved into a lifestyle technology digital magazine for women who love all things tech that can enhance their everyday lifestyle
- Women Make
A community where women are in the forefront
- Women Hack For Non-Profits
A community of women in tech building open source projects for non-profit organizations and individuals with a cause
- Women Techmakers
Google's program that provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology
- Women Who Code
Women Who Code is a global community empowering women to excel in technology fields through resources, job boards, conference scholarships and other member benefits
- Women Who Go
A network focused on building a more diverse and inclusive Golang community
- Women Who Tech
Nonprofit organization to bring together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology to transform the world and inspire change
- Wonder Women Tech
Organization that produces year-round programming and national and international conferences that highlight, educate, and celebrate women and diversity in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), innovation and entrepreneurialism
- Write/Speak/Code
A 501c3, tax-exempt non-profit that hosts an annual conference and meetup events designed to help you fully own your expertise through writing, speaking, and open source
- YesWeTech
Feminist community working for an egalitarian and proud culture of women interested in technology
- Natives in Tech
Natives in Tech is a coalition of Native and non-Native software developers whose goal is to support software application development that reinforces Native beliefs, knowledge, and identity
- Brazilians in Tech
Brazilians in Tech is the first Brazilian platform to bring together the most relevant opportunities in the world of Science and Technology for women working or interested in digital technologies
- Latinas in computing
A community created by and for the Latinas in Computing with a mission of promoting their representation and success in computing-related fields
- Latinas in tech
a non-profit organization with the aim to connect, support, and empower Latina women working in tech. We work hand in hand with top technology companies to create safe spaces for learning, mentorship and recruitment
Events
- ACT-W National Conference
Presented by ChickTech, ACT-W National focuses on providing you with inspiring and actionable education in career development, leadership, technology, and diversity
- AlterConf
AlterConf is a traveling conference series that provides safe opportunities for marginalized people and those who support them in the tech and gaming industries
- DDD Europe
Domain-Driven Design Europe is a focused on software design and modeling. They have an amazing commitment to diversity and improving their event
- Lambda World
Lambda World is a functional programming conference with an ideology of empowering underrepresented minorities in tech. In this mindset, we have a few actions we follow such as creating grants to cover tickets and accommodation, hosting inclusive workshops, and making conferences more accessible to individuals finding it hard to be away from their families, by providing tourist activities, and necessities like cribs and strollers
- PyMCon
PyMCon is an asynchronous-first virtual conference for the Bayesian community organized by the PyMC community with a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion from the organizing committee to attendees
- REFACTR.TECH
REFACTR.TECH focuses on technology while creating a safe space for thoughtful and nuanced conversations around diversity, inclusion, and intersectionality in tech
Ally Resources
- Better Male Allies
By Code Like a Girl
- Contributor Covenant
By Coraline Ada Ehmke
- Inclusion At Work
By Jennifer Kim
Resources For Allies
By Lara Hogan
Actionable Resources
- 5 Ally Actions | June 15, 2018
By Better Allies
- 10 Actionable Ways To Actually Increase Diversity In Tech
By Catherine Ashcraft
- Bias and Hiring: How We Hire UX Researchers
By Sharon Bautista
- Bootstrapping Inclusion
By Jason Wong
- Building Inclusive Communities
By Karolina Szczur
- Dev Team Diversity #Realtalk
By Sarah Mei
- Fundamentals of Effective Allyship
By Karolina Szczur
- Gender Decoder For Job Ads
By Kat Matfield
- How A Common Interview Question Fuels The Gender Pay Gap (And How To Stop It)
By Claire Cain Miller
- How Organizations Can Become More Inclusive Of People With Disabilities
By Michael Schultz
- How To Build Inclusive Culture
By Nicole Sanchez
- How To Fight Sexism On Your Company's Slack
By Nick Douglas
Increase Diversity In Our Speaker Line Up
By Soledad Penadés
- On Improving Diversity In Hiring
By Cate Huston
So, You Just Learned There Are Issues With The Tech Industry. Now What?
By Stephanie Slattery
- Tracking Compensation And Promotion Inequity
By Lara Hogan
- What Does Sponsorship Look Like?
By Lara Hogan
Projects
- A11y Project
A community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier
- Accessibility Cloud
Simplifies sharing and obtaining accessibility data in a standardized, future-proof, easy-to-use way
- CHAOSS D&I Workgroup
Collection of resources for projects to create a diversity and inclusion report
- Chayn
A volunteer network tackling gender based violence globally by creating intersectional survivor-led resources on the web
- Diversity Tickets
Help events reach a more diverse audience. And help you to find these events
- SignDict
An open dictionary for sign language
- The Supernova Project
A global effort that aims to contribute to addressing abuse within the LGBTQIA+ communities
- Wheelmap
The world's biggest crowdsourced and open database for wheelchair-accessible places
- WikiProject Women in Red
Increasing the representation of women on Wikipedia through biographies and articles of women’s achievements
Posts
- 100 Women In Tech And Founders To Follow On Twitter
By Allyson Kapin
- 30+ Diversity And Inclusion Activists And Organisations I Look Up To
By Karolina Szczur
- A Brief History Of Women In Computing
By Faruk Ateş
- A Counterintuitive Way To Increase Diversity In Tech
By Rachel Nabors
- A Study Used Sensors To Show That Men And Women Are Treated Differently At Work
By Stephen Turban, Laura Freeman and Ben Waber
- Accessibility 101: Introduction To Disability And Accessibility
By Jenny Lay-Flurrie
- Becoming A 10x Developer
By Kate Heddleston
- Bias, Diversity, Backlash, Manifestos, And Rebuttals
By Lorena A Barba
- Can We Talk About The Gender Pay Gap?
By Xaquín González Veira
- Code Of Conduct Enforcement Warning Signs
By Otter Tech
- Creating Safe Places
By Laura Bell
- Designing Forms For Gender Diversity And Inclusion
By Sabrina Fonseca
- Diverse Teams Feel Less Comfortable — And That’s Why They Perform Better
By David Rock, Heidi Grant and Jacqui Grey
- Emotional Labor Is The Unpaid Job Men Still Don't Understand
By Gemma Hartley
- Engineering A Culture Of Psychological Safety
By John Looney
- Gaming While Black: Casual Racism To Cautious Optimism
By Jessica Conditt
- Gender Bias? A Transgender Perspective!
By Daniela Petruzalek
- Getting Free Of Toxic Tech Culture
By Valerie Aurora and Susan Wu
- Hidden Figures: How Silicon Valley Keeps Diversity Data Secret
By Will Evans and Sinduja Rangarajan
- How Can I Get A Diverse And Inclusive Team?
By María Arias de Reyna Domínguez
- How To Be An Ally
By André Arko
- How To Maintain A Predominantly White Workplace
By Leniece Flowers Brissett
- I'm Not Your Guy, Dude: Why Language Really Does Matter
By Diane Rubino
- If You Can't Find A Spouse Who Supports Your Career, Stay Single
By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
- Important Women In CS Who Aren't Grace Hopper
By Hillel Wayne
- Not Applicable: What Your Job Post Is Really Saying
By Coraline Ada
- On Toxic Jobs, Low Self-Esteem, & Interviewing
By Rachel Thomas
- Racial Bias At Tech Companies Is Real
By Suzannah Weiss
- Recruiting For Privilege
By Tobbe Gyllebring
- Software Development 450 Words Per Minute
By Tuukka Ojala, a Blind Software Engineer
- Stop Saying That Diversity Means Lowering The Bar
By Leah Fessler
- Strategies For Hiring Diverse Candidates
By Joy Ebertz
- Striving To Be Seen: Black Girl Gamers On Twitch
By Jessica Conditt
- Survey Finds That In Tech, Retaliation For Speaking Up About Workplace Discrimination Is Common
By Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
- Survival Tips For Women In Tech
By Patricia Aas
- The Do's And Don'ts Of Being A Good Ally
By Karnythia
- The Other Diversity Dividend
By Paul Gompers and Silpa Kovvali
- The Tech Industry's Gender-Discrimination Problem
By Sheelah Kolhatkar
Posts / ThoughtWorks' Insights On Inclusivity
Posts
- Tools For White Guys Who Are Working For Social Change
By Chris Crass
- Trans-Inclusive Design
By Erin White
- True Diversity Is Intersectional
By Ellen Pao
- We Need More Radical Solutions For Diversity And Inclusion
By Ellen K. Pao
- What Does It Mean To Be A Feminist Coder In 2018?
By Xiaowei R. Wang
- What I Learned From The Fall Of Ellen Pao
By Madhushree Ghosh
- White Fragility In Teaching And Education Technology
By Mary Jo Madda
- Who Killed The Junior Developer?
By Melissa McEwen
- Why Are There Few Women In Tech? Watch A Recruiting Session
By Jessi Hempel
- Why Diverse Teams Matter
By Brad McLain, Catherine Ashcraft and Lucy Sanders
- Why I Care About Diversity In Tech
By Tracy Chou
- Why Men Don't Believe The Data On Gender Bias In Science
By Allison Coil
- Why Tech Needs The Rooney Rule
By Sammy Ahmed
- Why We Shouldn't Underestimate The Power Of Diversity
By Joi Ito and Jeff Howe
- Women And Minorities Are Penalized For Promoting Diversity
By Stefanie K. Johnson and David R. Hekman
- You Can’t Just Hit The Diversity Button
By Project Include's Laura I. Gómez
- Your Company's Slack Is Probably Sexist
By Leah Fessler
- Diversity in Tech
By Adam Recvlohe
Talks
- Consensual Software: Prioritizing Trust & Safety For New Features
By Danielle Leong
- Category Theory In Life
By Eugenia Cheng
- Diversity In Tech: Building Inclusivity
By Maxine Williams
- Enforcing Your Code Of Conduct: Effective Incident Response
By Audrey Eschright
- Going Beyong The Pipeline Problem
By Pantheon
- Intro To Accessibility
By Eric Bailey
- Software Art Thou: Debugging The Tech Industry
By Lena Reinhard
- Survival Tips For Women In Tech
By Patricia Aas
- The Future Of STEM Depends On Diversity
By Nicole Cabrera Salazar
- Why We Need Diversity In Technology
By Rebekah Michael
- Building Open Source Software that Empowers Native Communities
By Adam Recvlohe (@arecvlohe)
Advocates
- FolksWhoCode
Organization which aims for a more rich and diverse tech community
Books
- Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, And Other Threats Of Toxic Tech
An unflinching look at the values, processes, and assumptions that lead to oversights, biases, and ethical nightmares
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