Lynne is the creator of Key Values, a website that helps engineers find teams that share their values. She lives in San Francisco, is an Iron(wo)man, and loves meeting new peeps!
Location
San Francisco
Education
MIT'10 Brain and Cognitive Sciences, UCSF'12 Neuroscience
varying the types of company or team events and making sure to have social hours and events that aren't centered on drinking alcohol
choosing venues that accommodate nursing mothers and people with disabilities (and considering people's religion whenever food is involved)
providing ways for employees to provide feedback anonymously
investing in an HR team early on
creating an interview rubric that doesn't focus on previous education or open source contributions
I've found Project Include to be incredibly informative and educational when it comes to thinking about what a truly inclusive environment and culture means. I've also learned so much about what inclusion is by working with various engineering teams that focus on it.
Kim Arnett [she/her] leads the mobile team at Deque Systems, bringing expertise in iOS development and a strong focus on accessibility, user experience, and team dynamics.
Inclusive to me means:
I've found Project Include to be incredibly informative and educational when it comes to thinking about what a truly inclusive environment and culture means. I've also learned so much about what inclusion is by working with various engineering teams that focus on it.
Great insight! Thanks so much for the resources also.