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FROM BIAS TO
BELONGING
Creating inclusive Tech
Communities
ARISA FUKUZAKI
DevRel Engineer at Storyblok
GirlCode Ambassador
GDE, Web Technologies
🥑
👩🏻‍💻
Girl Code Coffee Chat Host
🎙️
JOSEFINE SCHAEFER
DevRel Engineer at Storyblok
GirlCode Ambassador
GDE, Web Technologies
🥑
👩🏻‍💻
Girl Code Coffee Chat Host
🎙️
01 - BIAS VS. STEREOTYPES
02 - BIAS 101
03 - QUIZ TIME
03 - TAKE AWAY
WHAT PEOPLE IMAGINE ABOUT
OUR (DEV’S) PERSONALITY
Video games
Video games
Nerds/Otaku
Video games
Unsocial Nerds/Otaku
Video games Hackers
Nerds/Otaku
Unsocial
Video games Hackers
Nerds/Otaku
Unsocial
==
Video games Hackers
Nerds/Otaku
Unsocial
!==
STEREOTYPES
STEREOTYPES
Preconveived idea attributing
certain characteristics to a
group
Often oversimplified &
exaggerated
Consciously endorsed &
Intentional
VS. BIAS
Mostly unconconscious
Tendency or preference towards
a particular perspective or result
Interferes with the ability to be
impartial, unprejudiced &
objective
WHERE DOES BIAS COMES?
DANGER
HOW CAN BIAS HURT US? WHY
SHOULD YOU CARE?
Discrimination &
Inequity
Lower
Performance
Missed Opportunity for
Growth
Higher Turnover &
Difficulty attracting
Talent
WHAT PEOPLE THINK
WE (DEVS) DO & REALITY
WHAT OUR FAMILY & FRIENDS
THINK WE CAN DO
BIAS CREATES WRONG IMAGES
OF PEOPLE
BIAS IS
A BUG
IN THE SYSTEM
UNFORTUNATELY,
OUR TECH WORLD IS
NOT AN EXCEPTION
DEMOGRAPHICS
TECH
STACK
OVERFLOW
2022 Demographics
STATE OF
JAVASCRIPT
2022 Demographics
GENDER
WOMEN
MEN NON-BINARY, GENDER
QUEER/NON-CONFIRMING
5.1%
91.8% 1.6%
STACK OVERFLOW
WOMEN
MEN NON-BINARY, GENDER
QUEER/NON-CONFIRMING
4%
70.1% 1.1%
STATE OF JS
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
White
Asian
Hispanic/Latino/a
Middle Eastern
African
RACE & ETHNICITY
76.63%
19.18%
5.71%
4.1%
3.3%
0% 20% 40% 60%
White
Asian
Hispanic/Latino/a
Middle Eastern
African
50.2%
11.9%
7.1%
3%
2.8%
STACK OVERFLOW STATE OF JS
< 18 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 >65
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
AGE
<= 18 19-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 >65
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
STACK OVERFLOW STATE OF JS
HOW MANY OF THE BOXES
DO YOU TICK?
ARE YOU PART OF THE MAJORITY?
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THE
MAJORITY OF THE DEVS
BASED ON THESE DEMOGRAPHICS?
Men
White
25-34 years old
==
IS THIS AN ACCURATE
REPRESENTATION OF THE DEV
COMMUNITY?
IS THIS AN ACCURATE
REPRESENTATION OF THE DEV
COMMUNITY?
SORT OF!?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
USA
Germany
France
UK
India
Canada
Poland
Brazil
COUNTRY OR REGION: STATE OF JS
CURRENT
DEMOGRAPHICS
HOW THE
MINORITY
FEELS
CURRENT
DEMOGRAPHICS
HOW THE
MINORITY
FEELS
“Should I fit into the majority
to avoid standing out in a bad
way?”
CURRENT
DEMOGRAPHICS
HOW THE
MINORITY
FEELS
“Should I fit into the majority
to avoid standing out in a bad
way?”
Confronted with lot’s of
(unconscious) bias that adds
up to the mounting pressure.
QUICK
EXERCISES
1: EVERYONE TAKES
DIFFERENTLY
APPEARANCE
You are at the conf booth &
went to talk to people there. A
woman there was showing you
a quick demo:
1: EVERYONE TAKES
DIFFERENTLY
APPEARANCE
You are at the conf booth &
went to talk to people there. A
woman there was showing you
a quick demo:
A: You said to her “You don’t
look like a dev. It’s amazing how
you can explain me!“
1: EVERYONE TAKES
DIFFERENTLY
APPEARANCE
B: Don’t make comments about
how you didn’t expect women
to be devs even if you
wondered.
You are at the conf booth &
went to talk to people there. A
woman there was showing you
a quick demo:
A: You said to her “You don’t
look like a dev. It’s amazing how
you can explain me!“
1: EVERYONE TAKES
DIFFERENTLY
APPEARANCE
B: Don’t make comments about
how you didn’t expect women
to be devs even if you
wondered.
You are at the conf booth &
went to talk to people there. A
woman there was showing you
a quick demo:
A: You said to her “You don’t
look like a dev. It’s amazing how
you can explain me!“
1: EVERYONE TAKES
DIFFERENTLY
APPEARANCE
A woman at the conf booth:
“Why did this person think I’m
not a dev? Is it because I’m a
woman?”
“You don’t look like a dev. It’s
amazing how you can explain
me!“
2: ASK BEFORE YOU
ASSUME
CULTURE
Colleague B (man, Korean) is
new to the company. You
wanted to greet him in his
cultural way:
2: ASK BEFORE YOU
ASSUME
CULTURE
Colleague B (man, Korean) is
new to the company. You
wanted to greet him in his
cultural way:
A: You greet him with what you
watched in the movie with 🙏
2: ASK BEFORE YOU
ASSUME
CULTURE
B: You ask him how to greet in
his culture and follow what he
tells you the way to greet.
Colleague B (man, Korean) is
new to the company. You
wanted to greet him in his
cultural way:
A: You greet him with what you
watched in the movie with 🙏
2: ASK BEFORE YOU
ASSUME
CULTURE
B: You ask him how to greet in
his culture and follow what he
tells you the way to greet.
Colleague B (man, Korean) is
new to the company. You
wanted to greet him in his
cultural way:
A: You greet him with what you
watched in the movie with 🙏
2: ASK BEFORE YOU
ASSUME
CULTURE
Colleague B:
“🙏is not universal in all Asian
countries...
I feel a bit offended...”
Greet him with what you
watched in the movie with 🙏
3. BIAS IN HIRING &
PROMOTIONS
HIRING
You are a manager & have two
candidates with equal
qualifications, but only one spot
to fill. Your gut feeling gears
towards the male:
HIRING
3. BIAS IN HIRING &
PROMOTIONS
You are a manager & have two
candidates with equal
qualifications, but only one spot
to fill. Your gut feeling gears
towards the male:
A: You go with your gut and hire
Boris, who looks just like you.
HIRING
B: You challenge your bias,
compare team and cultural fit,
qualifications and get a second
opinion to make sure you are
getting the best candidate.
You are a manager & have two
candidates with equal
qualifications, but only one spot
to fill. Your gut feeling gears
towards the male:
A: You go with your gut and hire
Boris, who looks just like you.
3. BIAS IN HIRING &
PROMOTIONS
HIRING
3. BIAS IN HIRING &
PROMOTIONS
B: You challenge your bias,
compare team and cultural fit,
qualifications and get a second
opinion to make sure you are
getting the best candidate.
You are a manager & have two
candidates with equal
qualifications, but only one spot
to fill. Your gut feeling gears
towards the male:
A: You go with your gut and hire
Boris, who looks just like you.
HIRING
Everyone has bias
subconsciously.
Try to keep in your mind to
make decisions with a second
opinion instead of your instinct.
3. BIAS IN HIRING &
PROMOTIONS
A: You go with your gut and hire
Boris, who looks just like you.
TAKEAWAY
Don’t worry, we are all biased.
BUT
We can continually reflect on our
personal biases. And we should.
Listen and Learn
BUT
We can continually reflect on our
personal biases. And we should.
Listen and Learn
Challenge Your Own Biases &
Stereotypes
BUT
We can continually reflect on our
personal biases. And we should.
Listen and Learn
Challenge Your Own Biases &
Stereotypes
Educate yourself
BUT
We can continually reflect on our
personal biases. And we should.
Listen and Learn
Challenge Your Own Biases &
Stereotypes
Educate yourself
Seek Feedback
BUT
We can continually reflect on our
personal biases. And we should.
Listen and Learn
Challenge Your Own Biases &
Stereotypes
Educate yourself
Seek Feedback
Use Data (carefully), Metrics &
Structures
BUT
We can continually reflect on our
personal biases. And we should.
Listen and Learn
Challenge Your Own Biases &
Stereotypes
Educate yourself
Seek Feedback
Use Data (carefully), Metrics &
Structures
Accept and Recognize your own
Biases
FEEDBACK/
COMMENTS
will help us improve to present
high-quality talks.
THANK YOU
@arisa_dev
@JsfnSchfr
linktr.ee/josefinesch

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