Tips for creating a more inclusive workplace Intro Kate Heddleston - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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tips for creating a more inclusive workplace

Tips for creating a more inclusive workplace Intro Kate Heddleston - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Feb 16, 2023 160 likes •651 views

Tips for creating a more inclusive workplace Intro Kate Heddleston https://kateheddleston.com @heddle317 1 2 The state of inequality How to improve in the tech industry. workplace inequality. What is the current state of 1 diversity in

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Tips for creating a more inclusive workplace

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Intro

Kate Heddleston

https://kateheddleston.com @heddle317

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The state of inequality in the tech industry. How to improve workplace inequality.

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What is the current state of diversity in tech? What is the underlying problem? Why are things not changing?

The state of inequality in the tech industry.

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What is the current state of diversity in tech? What is the underlying problem? Why are things not changing?

The state of inequality in the tech industry.

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What is the current state of diversity in tech?

Company Male Female U.S.A. Overall (approx.) 49% 51% Apple 77% 23% Facebook 83% 17% Google 81% 19% LinkedIn 80% 20% Microsoft 83% 16.9% Twitter 87% 13% Yahoo 83% 17%

2016 Gender Diversity in Technical Roles

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What is the current state of diversity in tech?

Company White Asian Hispanic Black Mixed N/A USA Overall* 79.96% 4.43% 15.1% 12.85% 1.61% 1.15% Apple 55% 27% 8% 8% 2% 1% Facebook 48% 46% 3% 1% 2% <1% Google 57% 37% 3% 1% 3% <1% LinkedIn 35% 59% 3% 1% 2% <1% Microsoft 55.5% 35.8% 3.9% 2.3% 1.3% 0.8% Twitter 56% 37% 3% 1% 1% 2% Yahoo 31% 62% 2% 1% 1% 3%

2016 Ethnic Diversity in Technical Roles

*The “U.S.A. Overall” row uses data from the CIA World Factbook, and they do not note those of Hispanic descent separately. This row will not add to 100%.

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What is the current state of diversity in tech?

Susan Fowler and the Uber Debacle

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What is the current state of diversity in tech? What is the underlying problem? Why are things not changing?

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The state of inequality in the tech industry.

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Why are things not changing?

A lack of diversity is not the problem…

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Why are things not changing?

…it is a symptom.

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Why are things not changing?

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What is the current state of diversity in tech? What is the underlying problem? Why are things not changing?

The state of inequality in the tech industry.

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Attrition

What is the underlying problem?

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1st Generation Women

What is the underlying problem?

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What is the underlying problem?

People leave jobs when they don’t feel valued or where they lack access to opportunity.

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What is the underlying problem?

We need to create environments that retain and grow employees, regardless of what they look like on the outside.

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We’re too scared to take a good look at ourselves.

What is the underlying problem?

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What is the underlying problem?

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What is the underlying problem?

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What is the underlying problem?

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What is the underlying problem?

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The state of inequality in the tech industry.

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How to improve workplace inequality.

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How to improve workplace inequality.

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Why am I giving you a process? How does it actually work? What should this process do?

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How to improve workplace inequality.

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Why am I giving you a process? How does it actually work? What should this process do?

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Why am I giving you a process?

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Every team is unique. You should learn how to fish. We can’t rely on underrepresented groups to do all the work.

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Why am I giving you a process?

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Every team is unique.

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Why am I giving you a process?

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You should learn how to fish.

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We can’t rely on underrepresented groups to do all the work.

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How to improve workplace inequality.

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What should this process do?

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Use empathy and listening to identify problems. Use analytical thinking to solve problems. Be repeatable and transparent when addressing problems.

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What should this process do?

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Use empathy and listening to identify problems.

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What should this process do?

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Use analytical thinking to solve problems.

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What should this process do?

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Be repeatable and transparent when addressing problems.

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How to improve workplace inequality.

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How does this process work?

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What are the things that everyone on your team should have equal access to? What are the advantages or disadvantages people have that prevent equal access? How can you measure and reduce points of significant unequal access?

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Brainstorms should be safe spaces for ideas.

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Everyone should participate equally.

How does this process work?

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How does this process work?

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What are the things that everyone on your team should have equal access to?

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How does this process work?

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What are the things that everyone on your team should have equal access to?

Opportunity

Interesting Projects

Senior Leadership

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What are the advantages or disadvantages people have that prevent equal access?

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How does this process work?

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What are the advantages or disadvantages people have that prevent equal access?

Opportunity

Interesting Projects

Senior Leadership

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How does this process work?

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How can you measure and reduce points of significant unequal access?

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How does this process work?

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How can you measure and reduce points of significant unequal access?

Opportunity

Interesting Projects

Senior Leadership

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How to improve workplace inequality.

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The state of inequality in the tech industry.

We’re making good progress, but have a ways to go. We need to focus on core, underlying problems like attrition. Diversity is a symptom.

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You need a process so that people who are marginalized don’t have to do all the work. Ask the question: “What should everyone on my team have equal access to.” It should be empathetic, analytical, and transparent.

How to improve workplace inequality.

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Resources

https://pxlnv.com/blog/diversity-of-tech-companies-by-the-

numbers-2016/

http://pxlnv.com/blog/tech-company-diversity-stats/
https://kateheddleston.com/blog
Honors Thesis [link coming]
http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/
ur-insights/unlocking-the-full-potential-of-women-at-work
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-

learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html?_r=0