Ellen König at redfrog conf

for the community?

• do not block new possible members
• ideas comes from our background
• people with different background would have different ideas

for the affected individuals

• only the ones working with (open source) software can have impact on the way this software will grow
• those people with better starting conditions have better opportunities

mental schemas equals duck typing

• common ground differs if you thing about "woman" and "programmers"
• if "she" does not fit into the category of a programmer, she would not be recognized as a programmer

how does dis impact the daily routine

• implicit bias
• stereotype threat
• ingroup bias
• accumulating disadvantage

now, what can we do?

• not doing dramatic shifts
• more of beeing aware
• doing small stuff
• thinking of your values in challenging situations
• insist on a fair distribution of stereotypical tasks
• seek out visible, influential roles
• focus on learning over performing
• evaluate fairly, objectively and anonymized
• encurage and support "safe spaces"
• endorse, promote and mentor minority community members
• share stories of your own struggles in similar situations
• participate fairly in stereotypical tasks
• refer to objective standards when giving feedback
• encourage minority members to take opportunities

typicall learning curve

• unconscious incompetence
• consicous incomepence (current state in community)
• conscious competence
• unconscious competence