Showcasing the same handful of popular tech diversity advocates over and over again creates an interesting, celebrity idol culture.
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Replying to @fleurchild
There are so many people who do arduous diversity work who go unrecognised everyday. It would be awesome if they could get more exposure.
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Replying to @fleurchild
Invite the lesser known tech diversity advocates to speak at events and panels, rather than defaulting to the usual people we see.
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I really hope the people who don't have a platform add themselves to
@kwuchu's list https://github.com/iheanyi/speakers-who-want-a-platform …1 reply 15 retweets 24 likes -
Replying to @fleurchild
A great point @HashtagLaToya brought up is that communities outside of SV struggle to have a platform cause there's fewer/no famous folks.
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Replying to @fleurchild
It's interesting that doing diversity + inclusion work also has the added job of boosting your own presence, otherwise your work is erased.
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Replying to @fleurchild
Yes. And then folks talk of burnout, rightly so. But they don't pass the torch.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @fleurchild
yeah when I am called on too much for whatever, recommend someone else. Happened several times recently.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @fleurchild
thx! I'm barely seen as a go-to myself, but keep myself busy, so don't want much more at 1 time :p
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One day I want to chat regionalism in tech with you. Being in central VA, and not a main hub, is a thing.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @fleurchild
definitely! Tho luckily, Twitter has afforded me (and others thru Tw &thru me) connectns wouldn't otherwise have
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Replying to @paix120 @EmilyGorcenski
I've worked in tech in Waterloo and Toronto, so I can speak to those experienced in a limited capacity.
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