Dear men: If you are invited to speak at a conference, it is a huge privilege and I hope you’re excited. But please, please pause before you accept to check the list of other speakers – too many Swift events are happening with the most extraordinary gender imbalance, and it’s bad for everyone. I know you want to travel, present, meet people, and have fun, but please use your privilege to help ensure everyone is included. When we’re building apps for everyone, everyone needs to be in the room 🌈
@e2aab4fb do you know if most conferences have diversity sponsorships where I could donate to cover a ticket for someone that may be underrepresented?
Replies here vs replies on Twitter are really telling. You Mastodon folks are where it’s at! 🙌
@e2aab4fb It's seeing more men speak up on these things that give me hope change is a'coming. Never fast enough, but it was never going to happen until those at the table started speaking up and making room for others.
@e2aab4fb is there a specific case I’m not aware of?
If more engineers are cis men than any other gender, most good engineers will also be cis men. Hopefully the ratio will change with time, but I’d like to learn from the best, regardless of gender.
@e2aab4fb It needed to be said, and it was said! 👏
@e2aab4fb thank you for this type of periodical reminders, you are a treasure to this community Paul 🌈
@e2aab4fb Allow me to extend that to racial imbalances, if I may, especially for women of color.
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