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
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@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen I agree about non-independent variables being a problem, but I encourage you to read research on blind +Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen + orchestra auditions, African-American- v white-coded names on resumes, male v female names in case studies -
@ThatAndromeda@jo_liss@CallbackWomen do those results hold with selection committees with an explicit (& honest) commitment to diversity? -
@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen read them and decide for yourself :) -
@ThatAndromeda@jo_liss@CallbackWomen but human beings are crazy. What do I know?
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@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen And also I encourage you to ask people from underrepeated groups about THEIR experience wrt blind review.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wycats@thatandromeda@jo_liss outreach + blind round 1 review are both crucial. Latter esp. Quality ppl get missed due to unconscious bias -
@CallbackWomen@ThatAndromeda@jo_liss totally in favor of blind round 1 review as we do with GoGaRuCo
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@wycats@ThatAndromeda@CallbackWomen Agree outreach is definitely the more important part.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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