The iOS Development Podcast
Episode 116: 115 iPS Women Who Code and Diversity with Michele Titolo
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01:53 - Michele Titolo and Women Who Code Introduction
02:15 - Origin Story
03:11 - Stated Mission
- “Inspire women to excel in technology careers”
04:12 - Mentorship
- Glassbreakers (A peer mentorship community for professional women)
08:54 - Getting Started and Getting Involved
11:27 - Value
12:42 - Remote/Virtual Membership/Communication
15:08 - What Makes Women Who Code Different (from other groups)?
18:02 - Is there a need for groups like this? What issues do these address?
22:34 - Implementing Diversity into the Workplace
- Job Postings
- Practical and Universal Interview Questions
- Workplace Culture
- Benefits
- Communication & Teamwork
32:29 - Terminology (Using words like “guys”)
35:16 - Is it really harder for women to get jobs?
- Resume Anonymization
- Dropping Out/Reentering the Tech Industry
43:13 - The Community at Large (How can we help make the community more open and welcome?)
- Inclusive Events
- Codes of Conduct
- Change Within *Your Own* Organization (Advocacy)
- Learning About Other People (Be Empathetic; Be Respectful)
46:08 - Are there people who can help people/companies diversify?
- Ashe Dryden
- The Ada Initiative
- Natural Introductions
49:49 - How can I help? (as a man)
51:47 - Study Resources (Proof)
- Model View Culture
- Cosmodrome (from Brianna Wu)
Groups and Mailing Lists (mentioned in this episode)
- Glassbreakers
- Women Who Code SF (San Francisco)
- DevChix
- Tech LadyMafia
- Girls Who Code
- Black Girls Code
- PyLadies
- Ladies Who Code
- RailsBridge
- App Camp For Girls
- Girl Develop It
- Mobile Bridge
- Geekettes
- PowerToFly
- MotherCoders
- The Ada Initiative
- Fund Club
- AlterConf
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Kate Heddleston: How Our Engineering Environments are Killing Diversity (Michele)
Ashe Dryden: The Responsibility of "Diversity" (Michele)
Conference proposal writing: From brainstorm to submit @ 360iDev 2015 (Michele)