by michelle | Jul 12, 2024 | DEI Concepts, Leadership, Podcast Episode, Resources and Programs
Show Notes In this episode, Samah and Michelle talk about a recent open letter to the organizers for WCEU 2025 from Shahjahan Jewel, in which he talks about WCEU 2025 coinciding with Eid al-Adha, a significant holiday for Muslims. He equates it as if WordCamp was to...
by michelle | Jul 5, 2024 | DEI Concepts, Hiring and Recruiting, Jobs and Careers, Leadership, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Michelle and Samah talk with Kristina Louise Treadwell, owner of Web Pro Geeks. We discuss how she started her business, how she manages a team, and how she’s used Underrepresented in Tech for hiring. Episode Transcript [00:00:02]...
by michelle | Jun 20, 2024 | Community Building, DEI Concepts, Podcast Episode, Resources and Programs
Show Notes In this episode, Samah and Michelle talk about the digital divide – what it is, who it affects, and how it affects people on both sides. They discuss how lack of access is not a reflection on intelligence or ability, in spite of what politicians and...
by michelle | Jun 6, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Building, DEI Concepts, Marketing and Language, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode Samah and Michelle welcome david wolfpaw to the podcast where the discussion centers on Pride Month, but also outlines some of the challenges that those in the queer community still encounter in life and in the tech community. Special thanks...
by michelle | May 31, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Building, DEI Concepts, Marketing and Language, Podcast Episode
Show Notes From Harrison Butker’s anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion, anti-IVF, anti-surrogacy…well anti-almost-anything-he-doesn’t-agree-with speech to the men who don’t take no for an answer in DMs (and worse), Samah and Michelle not...
by michelle | May 24, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Building, DEI Concepts, Marketing and Language, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Samah and Michelle welcome Ruth Kalinka for a conversation around how language can support community – whether we learn additional languages for communication or rely on technology for the assist. Communication, however we achieve it,...