Posts on the subject of diversity in the tech industry.
(Cover image courtesy of #WOCinTech, wocintechchat.com)

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  Racial diversity of the CS pipelineDecember 6, 2020
  Data about our progress regarding diversity of gender plus race/ethnicity in the computer science pipeline over the past decade.
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  2020 update: women in computer scienceSeptember 29, 2020
  Ever since I looked up the data a couple of years ago and found it to be far more fascinating than I expected, it’s been a bit of a hobby… Continue reading 2020 update: women in computer science
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  We Need Diverse BooksSeptember 28, 2020
  Friends, an organization called We Need Diverse Books is trying to change the world so that all children can see themselves in the pages of a book. Their current fundraiser… Continue reading We Need Diverse Books
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  Supporting Diversity in TechSeptember 7, 2020
  In which we all support young people who are pursuing tech careers! Hey friends, guess what – I got paid! Now I know it takes *months* for authors to get… Continue reading Supporting Diversity in Tech
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  Another reason to care about diversityJuly 25, 2018
  In addition to all of the traditional reasons for supporting diversity, I propose a new reason: that diverse teams will support each other better, resulting in a higher-quality work environment… Continue reading Another reason to care about diversity
• Engineering Diversity – Changing the Story to Change the EngineersJuly 10, 2018
  The way we talk about engineers impacts whether people try engineering, how confident they feel, and our perception of their competence.
• Fascinating stuff in our software pipeline numbersFebruary 22, 2018
  Our production of CS degrees has gone through a couple of boom-and-bust cycles, and we’re currently well into a third boom. Meanwhile, the percentage of women in CS peaked at its all-time high in our first boom and has declined with each bust since then.
• Podcast about developer stereotypesJanuary 31, 2018
  A podcast about how stereotypes affect who goes into software engineering…  Starring yours truly! https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2018/01/31/developer-stereotypes-with-sue-loh/
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  This is what breaking ground feels likeDecember 30, 2017
  My friend Lisa Hsu just wrote this piece to express the isolation and exhaustion she feels working in an environment without enough women. https://medium.com/@lisa.hsu/the-incredible-loneliness-of-being-an-only-c35ab7d85da2 I applaud her bravery in sharing… Continue reading This is what breaking ground feels like
• Thoughts on the PipelineDecember 3, 2017
  As I outline here, we have a shortage of people in computer science in general, and especially a shortage of women and minorities.  People usually break the shortages down into… Continue reading Thoughts on the Pipeline