http://2012.jsconf.eu/2012/09/17/beating-the-odds-how-we-got-25-percent-women-speakers.html … A great blog post on how blind review can improve gender diversity among conference speakers. #libtechgender
@jo_liss I don't agree that blind talks result in increased diversity. Blind pass 1 is great! @ThatAndromeda @CallbackWomen
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@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen The blog post I linked used blind review subsequent to outreach. -
@ThatAndromeda which means the blindness may not be the source of the win :) in my experience outreach is the key@jo_liss@CallbackWomen -
@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen I agree about non-independent variables being a problem, but I encourage you to read research on blind +
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@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen there's research out there on the topic, though, covering a variety of fields. It matters. -
@ThatAndromeda@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen Linky? Part of a blind first pass, but totally blind would’ve been less diverse than result -
@CallbackWomen@ThatAndromeda@wycats@jo_liss Thanks, I’ll give these a read.
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