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
