When people point to social issues that affect many, we can often look at that as a political issue. This kind of thinking creates division where there doesn't need to be any. And overlooks the human beings at the center of these issues. In this episode Allie and Michelle look at a recent discussion relating to WordCamp 2023 as an example of unfairly and unjusutly politicizing and subsequently dehumanizing people at the core of important conversations.
In this episode, Michelle talks with Anne McCarthy. Anne (she/they) works for Automattic as a sponsored contributor to the WordPress.org project, spearheading the FSE...
In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss microaggressions, racism, prejudice, fat-shaming, and how words have the power to help and hurt.
Underrepresented in Tech was designed and built with the goal of demystifying diversity. Fear of tokenization and awkwardness blocks many leaders from reaching out...