Underrepresented in Tech

In this episode, Michelle chats with young tech professional Olivia Bissett about her experience working in the industry, bringing people into WordPress, and finding and building community.

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In this episode, Allie and Michelle try to dig into what makes a community a community, as opposed to being a clique or worse. They use their own personal experiences to determine that communities need to be much more intentionally inclusive in order to keep them from becoming toxic.

In this episode Allie and Michelle discuss the importance of women supporting, uplifting, and advocating for other women in tech. They list some methods and practices you can prioritize in order to make sure that everyone gets a seat at the table.

In this episode Allie speaks with Lindsey Miller, owner and CEO of Content Journey. Lindsey has a unique approach to content marketing that truly puts people first Visit Content Journey

In this episode, Michelle chats with Marieke van de Rakt about her new venture – Emilia Capital – and how important it is to invest in women founders and business owners.

In this episode, Allie chats with Sima Parekh, the Executive Director of 48in48 – an organization which holds annual events focused on launching 48 websites for 48 nonprofits in 48 hours. Allie and Sima discuss Sima’s history with the organization, how this build-a-thon works, and the impact that it’s had so far.  Check out 48in48’s…

This topic has been such a long time coming! Today, Allie and Michelle take the time to discuss how event organizers – in tech, WordPress, and beyond – can ensure that the people they invite to speak as well as the people they select are diverse. Building a diverse, equitable, balanced, and inclusive program of…

June is Pride Month – and while we love to see rainbow merch, there are ways that companies can honor Pride both in great and not-so-great ways. In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss examples of how to be a fantastic ally during Pride, as well as some ways to avoid performative marketing.

Show Notes: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/04/07/preparing-for-the-next-women-nonbinary-release-squad/ https://twitter.com/karmatosed  https://twitter.com/michelleames 

In this episode Allie and Michelle discuss the social linguistic phenomenon of code switching, as well as the variety of not-quite-code-switching-but-basically-code-switching that underrepresented people do to fit in, feel respected, and feel safe.

A safe space can be a Slack group, an event, or even a person. In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss the importance of safe spaces and how you can make them worthwhile for the people they benefit. Important Links: BlackPress Slack WP Women of Color Slack Big Orange Heart

Your small business stack can inclued all the tools, resources and websites you use on a regular basis to make your business run smoothly. When you’re starting out, you want to look for free or low-cost tools. Allie and Michelle provide their suggestions and recommendations for building out your stack!

In this episode Allie and Michelle discuss AI imagery and writing. Diversity is often a huge concern with this content since rarely are these things coded without biases of some kind. 

It’s harder than ever for minority businesses to get funding from venture capitalists and investors. Allie and Michelle discuss why and how this happens, as well as some “magic wand” solutions for how it could be resolved.  Episode Links Venture Capital for Black Entrepreneurs Plummted 45% in 2022 For Black Entrepreneurs, the Racial Wealth Gap…