Diversity at conferences

Go conferences are not as diverse as we’d like them to be. There are initiatives in place to improve this situation. Among other roles, Ronna Steinberg is the Head of Diversity at GopherCon Europe. In this episode we’ll learn more about the goal, the process and the problems, and how can each one of us help make this better.

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Featuring:

• Ronna Steinberg – Twitter, GitHub
• Kaylyn Gibilterra – Twitter, GitHub
• Natalie Pistunovich – Twitter, GitHub
• Kris Brandow – Twitter, GitHub

Show Notes:

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Timestamps:

(00:00) - It's Go Time!
(00:44) - Welcoming our guests
(09:49) - The diversity problem at confs
(13:41) - Welcoming environments
(26:57) - On diversity scholarships
(46:50) - Sponsor: Changelog News
(48:38) - Roundtables & de-rails
(1:02:12) - Recommendations
(1:09:40) - It's time for Unpopular Opinions!
(1:10:01) - Ronna's unpop
(1:11:49) - Kaylyn's unpop
(1:13:22) - Natalie's unpop
(1:13:49) - Kris' unpop
(1:17:10) - Gotta Go!
(1:17:26) - Next time on Go Time