Greater Than Code

00:16 – Welcome to “Greater Than Code: Like Uber, But For Not Being Shitty” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:04 – Background and Superpower 03:03 – Being Outspoken and Dealing with Pushback on Twitter 04:41 – “Staying in Your Lane” 11:12 – To Engage, or Not to Engage? 16:10 – Mixing Social Justice and a Tech Career 20:49 – Having Conversations Re: Diversity and Inclusion 23:16 – Making Workplaces Inclusive and Changing the Culture 35:56 – Educating Others — But Not on Demand 38:28 – What is the right way to be an ally? Reading Spaces 43:59 – Starting/Organizing Working Groups 45:34 – Advocating for D&I as Leaders Reflections: Jessica: Diversity and inclusion is hard because it’s more than just one thing. Sam: Don’t have conversations or be in them to not just be wrong. Janelle: Training, teaching, and educating, versus putting together a working group to get things done. Jamey: It’s okay to be wrong and sincerely apologizing. Astrid: It’s hard to be who you want to be in a world where people are constantly p