Focus on Ally Skills Diversity and inclusion in

Focus on Ally Skills Diversity and inclusion in technology for 2019 http: //frameshiftconsulting. com/ CC BY-SA Frame Shift Consulting, Sara Smollett

@frameshiftllc Who am I? Founder Frame Shift Consulting Co-founder and executive director of the Ada Initiative, non-profit for women in open tech/culture Lead author of and advocate for a code of conduct used by thousands of conferences Valerie Aurora

@frameshiftllc Who am I? 10+ years volunteer work with international groups Taught ally skills to 2800+ in Spain, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Sweden, Mexico, etc. Linux kernel and file systems developer for 10+ years Valerie Aurora

@frameshiftllc NB: This is not the Ally Skills Workshop The Ally Skills Workshop is 3 hours long, mostly group discussion Available as an online workshop More info here: https: //frameshiftconsulting. com/ally-skills-workshop

@frameshiftllc What are ally skills? Some terminology first: Privilege: an unearned advantage given by society to some people but not all Oppression: systemic, pervasive inequality that is present throughout society, that benefits people with more privilege and harms those with fewer privileges

@frameshiftllc More terminology Marginalized person: a member of a group that is the primary target of a system of oppression Ally: a member of a social group that enjoys some privilege that is working to end oppressionand understand their own privilege Actions

@frameshiftllc Example Privilege: The ability to walk into a convenience store and have the owner assume you are there to buy things and not steal them Oppression: The self-reinforcing system of stories, TV, news coverage, police, and legal system stereotyping Black people as criminals, that benefits non-Black people and harms Black people

@frameshiftllc Example Marginalized person: Any Black person who wants to enter a convenience store Ally: A non-Black person who donates to legal system reform organizations, actively objects to racist stories, calls their representatives to support police reform, and reads news articles about this privilege

@frameshiftllc What do diversity and inclusion mean? Diversity: The state of having people in a group who differ along race, gender, sexuality, age, disability, religion, class, caregiver status, etc. Inclusion: Everyone in a diverse group is valued, included, and respected, without unfair discrimination or bias CC BY Steve Garry https: //flic. kr/p/2 TTzt. X

@frameshiftllc Common diversity and inclusion misunderstandings An individual can’t be “diverse” - diversity exists only in the context of a group Many efforts focus on increasing diversity without also increasing inclusion CC BY Senorhorst Jahnsen https: //flic. kr/p/5 QSi. Bv

@frameshiftllc Examples of diversity and inclusion efforts Volunteer-run affinity groups Travel scholarships Advice books for the marginalized Conferences for marginalized groups Ada. Camp Portland CC BY-SA Jenna Saint Martin Photo

@frameshiftllc What’s wrong with diversity and inclusion today? Most work focuses on changing marginalized people Less work focuses changing allies

@frameshiftllc Reasons to focus on changing marginalized people They directly benefit from change and are more selfmotivated They are often more aware of oppression They are often lower status and easier to tell what to do They are seen as the cause of the problem Avoids confronting feelings of guilt in privileged people

@frameshiftllc Why not focus on marginalized people? CC BY Nicolas Raymond https: //flic. kr/p/ee. Z 2 WB

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people are overworked © RKO Pictures

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people are under more stress Discrimination Harassment Abuse and assault PTSD

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people have less money 79%: Lesbian couples vs. men married to women 78%: white women vs. white men 73%: mothers vs. fathers 65%: Black women vs. white men 63%: people with disabilities vs. those without 58%: Latinas vs. white men CC BY Tax Credits https: //flic. kr/p/b. Zw. Hv 5

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people are retaliated against "[. . . ] Ethnic minority or female leaders who engage in diversity-valuing behavior are penalized with worse performance ratings; whereas [ethnic majority] or male leaders who engage in diversity-valuing behavior are not penalized for doing so. " David Hekman, Stefanie Johnson, Wei Yang & Maw Der Foo, 2016 Does valuing diversity result in worse performance ratings for minority and female leaders? http: //amj. aom. org/content/early/2016/03/03/amj. 2014. 0538. abstract

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people are often in the minority Sources: Second 2011 Wikipedia Editor Survey, FLOSSPOLS report

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people have less power and influence Fortune 500 CEOs: < 7% are women, < 2% are Black, < 1% are openly gay “The probability that a woman occupies a top management team position is 51 percent lower if another woman holds a position on the same team. ” http: //onlinelibrary. wiley. com/doi/10. 1002/smj. 2461/full CC BY-SA Bruno Girin https: //flic. kr/p/4 Mv 4 o 2

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people are seen as whiny & selfish A response to my publication of the example conference code of conduct:

@frameshiftllc And yet. . . and many more….

@frameshiftllc Resources for developing ally skills @betterallies @frameshiftllc Dear Ally Skills Teacher https: //dearally. com The Ally Skills Workshop

@frameshiftllc Proposal: 2019 is the year to focus on ally skills CC BY Jay Huang https: //flic. kr/p/Ca. WDe. Z

@frameshiftllc Allies have more time and energy CC BY Nick https: //flic. kr/p/5 bt 6 cp

@frameshiftllc Allies have more money CC BY Pictures of Money https: //flic. kr/p/s 6895 e

@frameshiftllc Allies are less likely to be harmed CC BY Vic https: //flic. kr/p/8 v 6 v 22

@frameshiftllc Allies are often in the majority CC BY Senorhorst Jahnsen https: //flic. kr/p/5 QSi. Bv

@frameshiftllc Allies have more power and influence CC BY Chris Brown https: //flic. kr/p/6 k. MMh. W

@frameshiftllc Allies are seen as altruistic, giving, kind CC BY Kat Ter Haar https: //flic. kr/p/8 ug. Zks

@frameshiftllc What do good ally skills look like? CC BY P. murjani https: //flic. kr/p/9 LL 2 rj

@frameshiftllc An ally self-educates CC BY mer chau https: //flic. kr/p/e 2 n 2 zi

@frameshiftllc An ally listens CC BY-SA Omoju Miller

@frameshiftllc An ally gives credit Women get less credit for coauthoring when authors are listed alphabetically Example: Credit legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshawby name for the term "intersectionality" http: //scholar. harvard. edu/sarsons/publications/not e-gender-differences-recognition-group-work

@frameshiftllc An ally asks for consent when possible CC BY-SA May S. Young https: //flic. kr/p/cm. Y 4 Cm

@frameshiftllc An ally keeps the focus on marginalized people

@frameshiftllc An ally speaks up & draws fire

@frameshiftllc An ally uses their energy wisely FALSE "The likelihood of future incarceration still was higher for blacks at every level of wealth compared to the white likelihood. " https: //www. prisonpolicy. org/scans/wealthraceincarcerationrates. pdf

@frameshiftllc Charles’ Rules of Argument 1. 2. 3. 4. Don't go looking for an argument State your position once, speaking to the audience Wait for absurd replies Reply one more time to correct any misunderstandings of your first statement 5. Do not reply again 6. Spend time doing something fun instead http: //geekfeminism. wikia. com/wiki/Charles%27_Rules_of_Argument

@frameshiftllc An ally spends money CC BY-SA Japanexperterna. se https: //flic. kr/p/srs. Fm. V

@frameshiftllc An ally uses their social capital CC-BY-SA Daniel Tenerife https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Social_Red. jpg

@frameshiftllc An ally acts even when it’s uncomfortable CC BY Philip Bump https: //flic. kr/p/9 Ac 4 EN

@frameshiftllc An ally sacrifices personal gain CC BY kris krüg https: //flic. kr/p/9 m 3 nh. H

@frameshiftllc An ally follows leaders from marginalized groups CC BY Tim Green https: //flic. kr/p/ne 1 g. Et

"Nothing about us without us"

@frameshiftllc An ally makes mistakes - and apologizes CC BY butupa https: //flic. kr/p/95 i. Juo

@frameshiftllc How to learn ally skills? Follow @frameshiftllc Subscribe to Dear Ally Skills Teacher https: //dearally. com Take the Ally Skills Workshop Clients include Google, Airbnb, Square, and many startups CC BY-SA Ada Initiative

@frameshiftllc In conclusion Most D&I efforts focus on marginalized people Marginalized people have less time, energy, power, and influence Allies have more ability to make change Ally skills can be learned Let’s focus on ally skills

Q&A Valerie Aurora Frame Shift Consulting http: //frameshiftconsulting. com/ally-skills-workshop/

@frameshiftllc New Zealand slides

@frameshiftllc Example Privilege: The ability to walk into a convenience store and have the owner assume you are there to buy things and not steal them Oppression: The self-reinforcing system of stories, TV, news coverage, and legal system stereotyping Māori people as criminals, that benefits non-Maori people and harms Māori people

@frameshiftllc Example Marginalized person: Any Māori person who wants to enter a convenience store Ally: A non-Māori person who donates to legal system reform organizations, actively objects to racist stories, votes in anti-racist ways, and reads news articles about this privilege

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people have less money 90%: white women vs. all men 87%: Asians vs. whites 86%: women vs. all men 81%: Māori vs. whites 77%: Māori women vs. all men 72%: Pacific women vs. all men Source: June 2016 hourly wages from: http: //cevepnz. org. nz/Gender%20 pay%20 gap/gender-ethnicity. htm CC BY Tax Credits https: //flic. kr/p/b. Zw. Hv 5

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people have less power and influence CEOs for top 50 NZ publicly listed companies include zero women (& few non-white people) “The probability that a woman occupies a top management team position is 51 percent lower if another woman holds a position on the same team. ” CC BY-SA Bruno Girin https: //flic. kr/p/4 Mv 4 o 2

@frameshiftllc European slides

@frameshiftllc Example Privilege: The ability to interview for a job and have the interviewer assume that if you have children, you will continue doing a good job at work Oppression: Family members’ expectations that women take on most of the childcare, fathers using paternity leave for things other than childcare, belief that mothers don't want to return to full-time paid work

@frameshiftllc Example Marginalized person: Any woman who wants to work for pay for an employer Ally: A man who takes on significant childcare responsibilities, donates to women’s causes, uses paternity leave for childcare, speaks up at work against stereotypes about mothers, and reads news articles about privileges fathers enjoy and mothers don't

@frameshiftllc Marginalized people have less money Across EU, women make 16% less per hour compared to men and 41% less per year (2013) Germany: women make 22% less per hour France: overall unemployment is 9. 7%, for immigrants it is 17. 3% CC BY Tax Credits https: //flic. kr/p/b. Zw. Hv 5