Episode 010 - Raise your glass to women in tech

In the technology industry we’re continually trying to grow the diversity of people who are working in the space. Most recently there have been a lot of great efforts made to increase the number of women in tech. In this episode we are joined by two talented women working at large tech companies in the Bay Area, Lisa Burgess (Uber) and Mars Jullian (Netflix). We discuss what it’s like to be a women working in tech and talk about ways we can help foster a more inclusive industry.

Items mentioned in the episode:
Apple diversity report, Netflix diversity report, LinkedIn diversity report, Google diversity report, Facebook diversity report, Thoughts on Gender and Radical Candor, Vague Feedback Is Holding Women Back, Textio, State of Girls and Women in STEM, Unconscious Gender Bias

Guests:
Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine
Lisa Burgess - @_lisaburgess

Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Augustus Yuan - @augburto
Jem Young - @JemYoung
Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers
Brian Holt - @holtbt

Picks:
Lisa Burgess - Sift Dessert Bar
Lisa Burgess - Shiny
Mars Jullian - 99% Invisible
Mars Jullian - Invisiblia
Mars Jullian - TED Radio
Ryan Burgess - High West Rendezvous Rye
Ryan Burgess - Snak the Ripper - From the Dirt
Augustus Yuan - Blameless Post Mortems
Jem Young - Ava
Jem Young - Music for Programming
Jem Young - Women in tech for the past 50 years!
Derrick Showers - High West Silver Whiskey
Derrick Showers - WWDC iOS 10
Derrick Showers - Mr Robot
Brian Holt - Project Include
Brian Holt - elk-cli

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