Diversity and Inclusion in tech

Kenyan Edition

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Diversity and inclusion in tech is hard

Diversity and inclusion in tech is hard

Diversity and inclusion in tech is hard

Those of us raised in a cultural context have those implicit associations

What makes it hard

• Setting standards
• Call out bad behavior
• firing people at times

We have to get comfortable being uncomfortable

Being a man in tech/being a woman in  tech

are you biased?

black lives matter/ all lives matter

unconscious bias

two resumes cross your desk

which one do you gravitate to

• Easier to pronounce name
• Graduand from your alma mater
• Person of same gender

engineering field

• Rate male candidates better than female candidates
• Higher salaries for male engineers
• More willing to hire male candidates over female ones

how to prevent bias/discrimination/unconscious bias

be aware of what they are and what they mean!

Don't be an asshole

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