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On Sponsorship

June 9, 2020

Over on Twitter, Dare Obasanjo made an excellent point about the difference between mentoring and sponsorship: One thing I see tech companies get wrong is that they think POC need mentors when what they actually need is sponsorship. A mentor is a coach whereas a sponsor advocates for their protégés to get them bigger projects […]

Tagged With: diversity, mentoring, twitter conversations

Adventures in Commuting

March 22, 2014

I rested my head against the window, drowsy from a long day, full tummy, and steady hum of the train. My husband sat next to me absorbed in a game. It’s a long ride from San Francisco, where we work, to Pleasanton, where we live. I thought I might take a nap. A disembodied voice […]

Tagged With: diversity, society

Diverse Discussions

November 19, 2012

So, there’s another round of gender/race drama going down on teh intarwebs. It seems that there was a conference, BritRuby, slated to run next year in Manchester, England. Only there was some criticism on Twitter of their all-white-guy lineup. Suddenly, without warning, the organizers canceled the conference. The organizers published an official statement on the […]

Tagged With: diversity, twitter conversations

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