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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Replying to @ThatAndromeda
@wycats, you (and whoever else picks talks) should totally do blind selection for EmberConf (for non-core) :)@ThatAndromeda@CallbackWomen2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jo_liss
@jo_liss I don't agree that blind talks result in increased diversity. Blind pass 1 is great!@ThatAndromeda@CallbackWomen2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @wycats
@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen The blog post I linked used blind review subsequent to outreach.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @ThatAndromeda
@ThatAndromeda which means the blindness may not be the source of the win :) in my experience outreach is the key@jo_liss@CallbackWomen5 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @wycats
@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen + orchestra auditions, African-American- v white-coded names on resumes, male v female names in case studies2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ThatAndromeda
@ThatAndromeda@jo_liss@CallbackWomen do those results hold with selection committees with an explicit (& honest) commitment to diversity?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @wycats
@wycats@jo_liss@CallbackWomen read them and decide for yourself :)3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@ThatAndromeda @jo_liss @CallbackWomen but human beings are crazy. What do I know?
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