These reads (and videos) were tough, sobering, and, in the end, completely worthwhile.
Guys, you may feel like this doesn't apply to you, or you may reject many of these ideas outright. If that's the case, then keep reading. Keep reading because to make a positive change in our industry, we need to cultivate empathy. We must understand the problems and the motivations of the people experiencing them.
Go for it,
- pk
Intent vs. Impact: Why Your Intentions Don’t Really Matter http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/07/intentions-dont-really-matter/
How to deal with your privilege, 3 steps: http://imjoncrowley.com/post/34707386152/how-to-deal-with-your-own-privilege-in-three-steps-a
"Culture Fit" is a Shitty Reason for Marginalizing Women in Tech http://valleywag.gawker.com/culture-fit-is-a-shitty-excuse-for-marginalizing-wome-1186914306
Job Applicants' Cultural Fit Can Trump Qualifications http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-03/job-applicants-cultural-fit-can-trump-qualifications#p1
What Your Culture Really Says http://blog.prettylittlestatemachine.com/blog/2013/02/20/what-your-culture-really-says/
Why Your Startups' Culture is Secretly Awful http://www.fastcolabs.com/3016238/why-your-startups-culture-is-secretly-awful
Sarah Kay's If I Should Have a Daughter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0snNB1yS3IE
BNV Slam poetry http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jXk3uhlhAVY
Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zQucWXWXp3k
Caitlin Moran, My posthumous advice for my daughter http://brouhahadreamer.tumblr.com/post/55349059350/my-posthumous-advice-for-my-daughter
How Carnegie Mellon Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Science From 7% to 42% http://blog.play-i.com/carnegie-mellon-study-on-gender-and-computer-science/
How Girls Hold Themselves Back... [infographic]: http://blog.play-i.com/girls-in-technology-infographic/
Edwidge Danticat interview, The Art of Not Belonging http://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/the-art-of-not-belonging/
The Power of Female Friendship http://therumpus.net/2012/01/transformation-and-transcendence-the-power-of-female-friendship/
Men, women, and media empire building http://annfriedman.com/post/59064030318/men-women-and-media-empire-building
Why We're Shutting Off Our Comments http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-09/why-were-shutting-our-comments
7 Things Women Will Always Have to Explain to Men http://thoughtcatalog.com/chelsea-fagan/2013/05/7-things-women-will-always-have-to-explain-to-men/
i thought i disdained sheryl sandberg’s ideas but actually “lean in” is really inspiring http://citizenkerry.tumblr.com/post/48693126253/i-thought-i-disdained-sheryl-sandbergs-ideas-but
Girls, Ladies, Folks: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/01/30/girls-ladies-folks-heres-a-visual-guide-to-what-you-should-call-that-group-of-individuals/
I dared criticize Taylor Swift http://www.salon.com/2013/02/09/i_dared_criticize_taylor_swift/
Why are women so sorry all the time http://jezebel.com/5980683/stop-apologizing-why-are-women-so-sorry-all-the-time
Women Need to Realize Work Isn't School http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/01/women-need-to-realize-work-isnt-schol/
Quote from Mindy Kaling http://thatssexistbullshit.tumblr.com/post/62384908432/i-always-get-asked-where-do-you-get-your
A sobering number of things are male dominated http://100percentmen.tumblr.com
How Not to Launch a Site for Women: An Open Letter to Bustle.com Founder, Bryan Goldberg http://flavorwire.com/409740/how-not-to-launch-a-site-for-women-an-open-letter-to-bustle-com-founder-bryan-goldberg
Managers Distrust Women Who Ask for Flextime More Than Men https://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/diversity/articles/pages/managers-distrust-women-flextime.aspx
Ways Men In Tech Are Unintentionally Sexist http://notapattern.net/2014/10/14/ways-men-in-tech-are-unintentionally-sexist/