ScalaBridge

1. Want to Diversify the Scala Community?
Here is How You Can Help!
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2. Someone in the Scala/
Programming community
you look up to.
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3. Hello!
I am Yifan Xing
Find me at @yifan_xing_e
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4. Implicit Bias
➔ Culturally-based mental models
➔ Short cuts for filtering information
➔ Misperception
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5. Microinequities
➔ Caused by implicit bias
➔ Subtle & cumulative messages
◆ looks, gestures, tone of voice
➔ Devalue & discourage performance
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6. Exchange the Paper
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7. “Why should white
men do diversity
work?
It might help your
career.”
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8. Does Diversity-Valuing Behavior Result in Diminished
Performance Ratings for Non-White and Female
Leaders?
Link: https://www.cbs.dk/files/cbs.dk/hekman_et_al._2017_0.pdf
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9. Rewarded
Research Results
Punished
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11. More divergent ideas generate more
powerful questions, which invite more
innovation and creativity to solve more
complex real-world problems.
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12. Current Tech Industry
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13. The Athena Factor
Technology
Science
Engineering
28 Focus
Group
34
Companies
2 Years
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14. @yifan_xing_e

15. Was it always like this?
36%
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16. Tech Field
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17. Where did women go?
51% 24%
Left the tech industry Took non-SET
jobs in different
company
20%
Left
workforce
7%
Took non-SET
jobs in same
company
31% @yifan_xing_e

18. How can you help?
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19. Participants- Follow the Code of Conduct.
- Assume technical competency.
- Recognize/Distinguish behaviors.
Link: http://eed3si9n.com/making-conference-a-safer-space
How can you help?
@yifan_xing_e

20. Don't know where to start? Worry
about making a mistake?
A safe space to ask questions.
Link:
https://events.mozilla.org/dearmeninopensourcethiscallisf
A Safe Space for Men
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21. Conference
Organizers
➔ Code of Conduct
➔ Reporting mechanism
➔ Tokenism:
◆ Symbolic effort
◆ Prevent criticism
➔ Instead:
◆ Effort during CFP
◆ Encourage/Mentor first time
speakers
How can you help?
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22. Provide resources to encourage & mentor first-time speakers.

23. ScalaBridge
A community-based non-profit organization that
helps students from underrepresented groups in
tech to learn Scala.
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24. How to Contribute?
➔ Mentors: answer Scala questions
➔ Organizers:
◆ Sponsor: space & food
◆ Mentors
◆ Students
How to organize a ScalaBridge workshop?
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25. ➔ GitHub Contributor
➔ Join Slack
➔ ScalaBridge Twitter: @scalabridge
➔ scalabridge@gmail.com
How to Participate?
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26. More than 15 cities worldwide
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27. Video
Video created by Tapad
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28. @yifan_xing_e

29. Join at
slido.com
#typelevel
Reflection
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https://admin.sli.do/event/uyfex3zy/polls

30. Stereotype Threat
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31. Find me at: @yifan_xing_e
Thank you!

32. - Does Diversity-Valuing Behavior Result in Diminished Performance
Ratings for Non-White and Female Leaders
- The Athena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering,
and Technology
- I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype | Canwen Xu | TEDxBoise
- Video created by Tapad
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