Agile and Beyond 2016

Well-funded programs at large tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Yahoo struggle to make minor gains in diversity in the workplace. Many presentations have focused on the important work of solving the "pipeline" problem of too few women and minorities entering software development. Indeed, there exists another diversity problem: up to 50% of the women who make it to STEM careers ultimately leave them. In this presentation, Jeff will identify some of the "thousand cuts" that women and minorities experience at work that, taken together, add up to hostile and exclusionary environments. He will give examples of words and actions that are exclusionary without meaning to be, and suggest concrete changes that team members can make right away to create a more inclusive workplace.