Resources on Diversity

Below is a list of resources, created by people of diverse backgrounds, about how to facilitate inclusive spaces for (cis/trans) women, people of color, and people who identify as LGBTQIA.

On Organizing Diverse, Inclusive Tech Events

From the perspectives of organizers:

• "Strange Loop thoughts" by Bridget Hillyer
• "How to Have an Awesomely Inclusive and Radically Transparent Hackathon" by Liz Howard
• "Silicon Chef: Women-centric hardware hackathon" by Christina Liu
• "Organizing a Successful Open Source Sprint" by Becka Robbins
• "Python for Ada!" by Lynn Root
• "So you want to put on a diverse, inclusive conference" by Ashe Dryden

From the perspectives of attendees:

• "moving through a hierarchical system" by Amber Adams
• "Strange Loop 2014: Reflections on my first conference" by Kris Calabio
• "Strange Loop - You had me at 'Strange'" by Margaret Staples
• "The week of Strange Loop" by Madhu Vishy
• "Strange Loop 2014" by Julia Evans

On Diversity in Tech

Tech Industry Culture

• "Dear Marginalized People Coming Into Tech" by Kronda Adair

Diversity in OSS

• "Bringing More Women to Free and Open Source Software" by Karen Sandler