No more unicorns

Aka unicorn no more. Video here: http://tinyurl.com/noMoreUnicorns

Transcript

1. no more unicorns
2. I'm going to tell you a story
7. I have an awesome career working on some great projects.
11. why is my community telling me I don't belong?
12. THIS IS IN MY HOUSE. My community.
13. So I looked up. I looked around. I saw a lot of nothing.
14. What didn't I see? Women.
16. Pipeline problem?
17. Google: 17% 1998: 27%
18. Yahoo: 15% 1994: 28.5%
19. Facebook: 15% 2004: 22.2%
20. Twitter: 10% 2006: 18.6%
21. our industry is regressive.
22. the future! uh...
23. Yay. I'm a unicorn.
24. More like this.
25. Community panel at Node Summit 2014
26. the Node.js project should recruit women.
28. Let's figure this out.
29. How did I become a unicorn?
30. stubborn & oblivious
31. "Girls don't program computers!"
32. Stubborn: Screw you; I'm going to do what I want.
33. Oblivious: Sorry didn't notice. Too busy writing this module.
34. Not everybody wants to be that thick-skinned.
35. People shouldn't have to be that thick-skinned.
36. Determined & empathetic.
37. Girls don't program computers!
38. Determined: I'm going to do what I want.
39. Empathetic: Who else has that guy driven off?
40. That was my wake up moment. What about you?
41. how you act is what your values are
42. Do you truly value diversity in our profession?
43. Hiring managers!
44. if your team looks like this it's because you didn't try.
45. RIP <your name here> You only worked on easy problems
47. be determined It's easier than you fear
48. Step one: say it matters “We care deeply about making tech a more inclusive and diverse place.”
49. Step two: enlist your team's help
50. Step three: hire somebody who doesn't look like everybody else
51. But Ceej, I can't do that. I can only hire the best.
52. Your hiring process sucks.
53. You're not diverse. You need to be.
54. A terrible secret about our culture: men over-state women under-state
55. hot tip: that candidate is undervalued
56. This is the npm team. Not perfect, but better.
57. Okay, guys. Your turn.
59. let's move beyond not being horrible
60. you're scared of losing something.
61. I need you to do something that I can't do.
62. The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.
63. stop bad behavior when you see it
64. my fellow unicorns
66. 56% leave by mid-career
67. You can be great at this.
68. Apply for that job. it is so not over your head.
69. Stay determined. I need company. (Yes, I'm selfish.)
70. my resolution: 2014 is the year I help other women.
71. If I did it, you can do it.
72. my new look
73. Join me.
74. @ceejbot github/ceejbot/no-more-unicorns