women in agile - agile 2014
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Slides from the Agile 2014 session in Orlando, titled "Women in Agile: Creating Teams That Embrace Diversity," presented by Diane Zajac-Woodie and Michael "Doc" Norton.TRANSCRIPT
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Women in AgileAgile 2014
Diane Zajac-Woodie :: @AgileSquirrel Doc Norton :: @DocOnDev
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Name That Gender
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The first step to defeating our hidden biases is to be honest with ourselves about the blind spots we have. Having a bias is only human.
Dr. Mahzarin Banaji
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Empathy GapWe underestimate the feelings of others going through something that we are not or have not gone through.
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Familiarity HeuristicThe familiar is favored over novel people, places and things.
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Stereotype ThreatWhen members of a group are made aware of a negative
stereotype, they are more likely to perform according to that stereotype.
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“I am _________”(Use Positive, Descriptive Words)
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Imposter Syndromeand Women
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Women in the Workplace
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Girl, Interrupted
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Listener BiasOur perception that women talk more causes us to overestimate
how much women actually contribute to conversations.
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Girl, Ignored
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Girl, Ignored
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Girl, Diminished
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Girl, Overlooked
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Girl, Vilified
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Girl, Vilified
John is a confident leader whose command, conviction, and great passion guarantee him success.
Janet is an arrogant leader whose domineering behavior, stubbornness, and frequent emotional outbursts keep her from success.
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Girl, Silenced
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Are Agile Teams Different?
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Retrospectives
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Exercise
Stand Up Pair Programming
Estimation Iteration Reviews
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Stand Up
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Estimation
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Pair Programming
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Iteration Reviewsa.k.a. Product Demos
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What can you do?
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Stop Interrupting Women(or anyone for that matter)
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Seek Different Perspectives
Ask Her
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Practice Gender FlippingWould you say that to a dude?
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Stop Reminding Women That They are Women
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Use Gender Neutral Language
Where appropriate
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Use Gender Neutral Language
HE HIM HIS
SHE HER
HERS
THEY THEM
THEIR(S)
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The first step to defeating our hidden biases is to be honest with ourselves about the blind spots we have. Having a bias is only human.
Dr. Mahzarin Banaji
The only shame is in making no effort to improve.
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Women in AgileThank You!
Diane Zajac-Woodie :: @AgileSquirrel Doc Norton :: @DocOnDev
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References/Credits
• http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Outsmarting-our-brains/$FILE/EY-RBC-Overcoming-hidden-biaises-to-harness-diversity.pdf
!• http://dora.wikia.com/wiki/Dora_Marquez !• http://bitchmagazine.org/post/adventures-in-feministory-
what-women-can-be-on-sesame-street !
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy_gap !• http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/01/showbiz/tv/tv-kids-self-
esteem !• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiarity_heuristic !• Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg http://leanin.org/
!!
• http://www.academia.edu/806308/The_role_of_stereotype_threats_in_undermining_girls_and_womens_performance_and_interest_in_STEM_fields !
• http://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/impactgenderdiversitytechbusinessperformance_print.pdf
!• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/10-words-
every-girl-should-learn_b_5544203.html !
• http://www.rolereboot.org/life/details/2014-07-5-simple-ways-men-can-better-respect-women/ !
• http://junkee.com/flip-it-and-reverse-it-how-to-fight-the-gender-wars/15081
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Images
• http://www.mashpedia.com/Mahzarin_Banaji !
• http://www.parenting.com/article/real-difference-between-boys-and-girls
!• http://www.gamezplay.org/2011/10/kinect-sesame-street-tv-
fact-sheet.html#more !• http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-
CL822_justic_G_20140421184947.jpg !• http://poshnicki.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/my-trip-to-
the-toy-aisle-girls1.jpg?w=300&h=168 !• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/
jcpenney-promotes-im-too-pretty-to-do-homework-shirt/2011/08/31/gIQAxFD4rJ_blog.html
• http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2009-05-18-skelton/M_photo5.jpg
!• http://sorayachemaly.tumblr.com/post/84061311965 !• http://blogs.versionone.com/agile_management/wp-content/
uploads/sites/3/2013/04/Daily-Standup-Landing-page21.jpg !
• http://www.jeffgothelf.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo-43.jpg !
• http://www.bicyclecards.com/images/uploads/news/Dogs-Playing-Poker-Game.jpg !
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development !
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/improveit/1986907257/