Underrepresented in Tech

In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss how the recent boom of tech layoffs can disproportionately affect underrepresented people and cause a unique set of struggles for them.

In this episode Allie and Michelle talk about the fine line between being inclusive with your marketing efforts, and being performative. Hint: it’s all about intention and thought!

In this episode, Michelle meets up with Michele Butcher-Jones to discuss the challenges of dealing with food at WordCamps and other conferences. Namely, the issue of not being able to eat an event due to food allergens, culural concerns, etc. 

In this episode, Allie and Michelle coach you through the do’s and don’ts of submitting a fantastic speaker application request.  Check out Allie’s post on How to Apply to Speak at an Event here

In this episode, Allie and Michelle identify how allyship is just as much about unlearning certain thoughts, behaviors, and mindsets as it is about learning new ones.

In this episode, Allie and Michelle provide you with 8 resolutions you can commit to in 2023. Each one will help you move make this year much more focused on diversity, equity and inclusion! Show Notes: Enough with the woke stuff: and other racist speech you can unlearn (Nyasha Green, MasterWP) A Diverse WordPress Twitter…

In this episode Allie and Michelle discuss the discussion around moving the WordPress community from Twitter to another platform.   Check out Nyasha Green’s post about exploring Mastodon. And Michelle’s Twitter poll.

In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss how top-down decisions, changes, and culture shifts can effect entire teams, companies, and organizations. When looking at DEI, these items coming from leadership can mean that less pressure is put on invididuals lower down on the professional ladder to make important changes.

As we approach the holiday season, Michelle and Allie are beginning to think about what makes inclusive and exclusive marketing. There are so many opportunities to market in a way that includes everyone this season… why not do it?

Chances are, you’re using “woke” incorrectly. Whether you mean it as a compliment or as an insult, it’s now a word so twisted from it’s original meaning… Allie and Michelle recommend dropping it altogether. 

Maybe when hiring or interviewing, you rely on certain red flags to tell you whether or not to move forward with someone. But sometimes, a red flag isn’t actually a red flag but instead an outdated unconscious bias. 

In this episode, Allie chats with Amber Hinds who – among many other things – is the co-lead of the upcoming WP Accessibility Day event! In this episode, we talk abotu the event, accessibility in WordPress, and how things can move forward in the community and within the core software.

Michelle talks with Kathy Zant about disability and accomodations, from the lens of Kathy’s experience as a caregiver. It’s important to be aware of both the struggles and the wins when it comes to living in a world not always designed for people with disabilities. 

In this episode, Michelle and Allie have a sobering discussion about the simple fact that reverse racism is not a real thing, and how believing it is can be the starting place to a lot of other harmful thoughts, words, and actions.

We cannot believe it took so long for us to talk about this! Imposter syndrome can affect anyone. It most strongly tends to affect underrepresented people who feel like they are not good enough or not worthy of their success. In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss the challenges of imposter syndrome and their personal…