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Straight, White & Male
Being an Ally in Diversity

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© Yukihiro Matsumoto CC BY-SA 2.5

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Single biggest challenge of building a
company?
Attracting the right people.

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That means hiring a diverse workforce.

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Productivity = Teamwork * ( ∑ Talent )
Thanks, Kate Heddleston!

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Measure
Fund
Raise
Call Out
Recruit

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Measure

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Use data to make the
problem clear and set goals.

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Survey
Ethnicity/Race
● Hispanic or Latino
● White
● Black or African American
● Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander
● Asian
● Native American or Alaska
Native
● Two or More Races
● Other
● Rather not specify
Gender GLBT Affiliation
Yes/No
Available at http://lessread.me

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Fund

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“I was interested in Localytics before, but I’m
way more excited now that you host
CodePride!”
– Attendee of CodePride

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Photo: She Geeks Out

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Raise

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Photo: Mystic Country CT, Flickr

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Call Out

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Recruit

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Not Good Great

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0
1
time

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An agile, iterative approach to being an ally for
diversity at work.

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Photo: By islandjoe from Helsinki, Finland, via Wikimedia Commons

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Tony Wieczorek
@tonyjw
http://lessread.me

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Addendum

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Source: NPR