Aubrey Blanche, The Mathpath

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Tech Firms Striving For Diversity Fixate On The Wrong Metric

Opinion: To fix its diversity problem, Silicon Valley companies need to start analyzing statistics for individual teams.

Feb 2, 2021

Tech Firms Striving For Diversity Fixate On The Wrong Metric

Feb 2, 2021

3 Essential Steps To Make 2021 More Inclusive

This piece originall appeared on Fast Company — Between a global pandemic, economic instability, and ongoing action for justice for…

Jan 27, 2021

3 Essential Steps To Make 2021 More Inclusive

Jan 27, 2021

“Best for Diversity” lists actively hinder progress. Stop submitting to them.

There’s a huge industry for diversity awards. It allows companies to hold themselves up as being good for underrepresented people, while…

Feb 8, 2020

My Best Reads of 2019

A few years ago, I decided to fight the corrosive effect of social media on my brain by reading more full books. Entire books (even the…

Jan 15, 2020

My user manual: about me and working with me

There’s been a lot of discussion of whether writing user manuals is helpful or harmful in building a culture where people feel like they…

Aug 24, 2019

“You don’t look Mexican!”

Yes I do, actually. This might be a good time for you to reflect on why you feel the need to deny my existence instead of opening yourself…

Aug 9, 2019

How can I get a D&I job?

This is perhaps the second most common question I get when people reach out to me for advice. You’ll find that mine is pretty unorthodox…

Apr 30, 2019

My favorite reads: 2018

Last year, I set out to read 52 books in 52 weeks (inspired by Nicole Zhu). This year, I dedicated myself to learning more, which meant…

Dec 26, 2018

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Smells Like Team Spirit

Diversity fatigue is real: Atlassian's State of Diversity Report 2018

This year's results show that fatigue has set in and progress has stalled.

Apr 4, 2018

Diversity fatigue is real: Atlassian's State of Diversity Report 2018

Apr 4, 2018

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Smells Like Team Spirit

The imagination gap

Teams, dreams, and the future of women in leadership

Feb 28, 2018

Feb 28, 2018

Bobby Slayton: Not in my city #everydayhomophobia [UPDATED]

It’s 2017, and technically I live in Oakland now. But that’s not the point. The point is that I have a reasonable expectation of not being…

Oct 21, 2017

Bobby Slayton: Not in my city #everydayhomophobia [UPDATED]

Oct 21, 2017

A Potential Model of Intersectional Privilege

I’ve been thinking of a not-wordy (or less wordy) way to describe privilege for a while. This is my first draft as an equation that defines…

Apr 22, 2017

Can I pick your brain about D&I?

Perhaps the most-asked question I get from people at other tech companies. Truth be told, this is a painfully non-specific question, and…

Apr 9, 2017

New data reveals where we really stand with diversity in the tech industry

Since 2014, tech companies have been releasing diversity reports. CEOs and heads of diversity have spoken about the investments necessary…

Mar 24, 2017

New data reveals where we really stand with diversity in the tech industry

Mar 24, 2017

How to Overcome Privilege Guilt at Work

The MPW Insiders Network is an online community where the biggest names in business and beyond answer timely career and leadership…

Mar 24, 2017

How white women in tech can harness their privilege to help create diversity

For starters, focusing on “women” as a category is reductionist and counterproductive.

Mar 7, 2017

Finding Hope for Diversity in an Uncertain New World

The last few weeks have been difficult for many Americans, and will only become more so as the government turns words into actions against…

Feb 19, 2017

Ask Yourself What It Would Be Like to Be a Woman at Work

The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to…

Jan 19, 2017

Focus on teams to boost diversity

Why corporate-level diversity metrics are the wrong answer to improving representation and opportunity in tech.

Jan 17, 2017

Why white men are diversity’s missing stakeholders

We don’t make change with perfect allies, but with real ones.

Jan 17, 2017

Why white men are diversity’s missing stakeholders

Jan 17, 2017