Diversity & Inclusion at W3C

8 April 2019

Daniel Appelquist, co-chair Technical Architecture Group

@torgo @w3ctag @samsunginternet

@torgo@mastodon.social

Why is this Important?

First and foremost: it's the right thing to do.

An inclusive environment leads to more diversity.

A more diverse group is more representative.

More representation leads to better design.

Better design leads to a better web.

More diverse teams produce higher quality results.

(And working groups are teams.)

Participation in W3C helps people build their careers

More diverse W3C helps build a more diverse web industry

How do we do this?

Consider diversity as a factor
Diversity & Inclusion as a skill set
Become involved in Diversity CG
Bring more new people to TPAC
Sponsor initiatives like the TPAC Diversity Scholarship

Diversity

The TAG has a diversity problem.

The TAG should reflect the web technical community.

We can best address this issue by nominating more diverse candidates.

Please consider this when putting forward candidates for our upcoming elections.

Diversity

The W3C has a diversity problem.

The W3C should reflect the web technical community.

We can best address this issue by nominating more diverse candidates.

Please consider this when putting forward participants for W3C groups
& activities.

The TAG

Not shown: Hadley Beeman, Peter Linss, Lukasz Olejnik, Tim Berners-Lee 

Case Study: Amy

Newest member of Samsung Internet Advocacy Group

Doing PhD in CS with focus on Accessibility

Had the opportunity to come to TPAC Lyon 2018

Now participating in Silver TF

Case Study: Ada

Known speaker and web developer focusing on PWAs, WebVR

Had the opportunity to join the W3C WebVR community group

Became co-chair of Immersive Web Working Group

Case Study: Diego

PhD in multimedia technologies

Member of Samsung Internet advocacy team

Co-chaired W3C workshop on WebVR content creation

Working on W3C web gaming workshop

Please, when you are considering who to put forward to W3C

Consider:
Gender diversity (not a binary)
LGBTQ+ diversity
Ethnicity & national origin
Disability
Other marginalised status

Please, when you are considering how you engage at W3C

Consider:
Putting energy into efforts that ensure a sustainable, inclusive environment: codes of conduct, enforcement, Inclusion & Diversity CG