Ignite Talk: Lending Privilege
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SpringOne Platform 2016 Speaker: Anjuan Simmons
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Ignite Talk: Lending Privilege
- 5. Moving from Diversity to Inclusion and Empathy
- 7. The March of Marginalization
- 11. Overview: Three Types of Privilege Lending
- 14. Credibility Lending – How You Do It Tech
- 15. Access Lending
- 17. Access Lending – How It Plays Out in Tech
- 20. Access Lending – What It Is
- 21. It’s Your Turn to Ignite
- 22. THANK YOU! I’m Anjuan I love delivering software projects. You can find me at: @anjuan linkedin.com/in/anjuan Stock Images courtesy wocintechchat.com
Notes de l'éditeur
- Diversity in tech continues to be a hot topic, but most people wonder, “How can I make a difference?” This talk will help you understand that everyone has privilege and can lend it to marginalized groups in tech. This is important because…
- …we’ve all been misled. Diversity in tech is almost always presented as a numbers game based on the the belief that marginalized groups like people of color, LGBT people, and women just need better percentages. This is a false flag because...
- …diversity in tech is not a numbers game. It's about empathy and how we value people. I think inclusion and empathy are better terms than diversity. Marginalized groups don’t need better numbers or a better pipeline. We just need a chance.
- But, this isn’t just about some hippie dream of equality. Study after study has shown that inclusive teams are more innovative. Including multiple points of view leads to better solutions. That being said, empathy is important, too, because...
- …marginalization is on the march. Sure, your current portfolio of privileges may protect you now, but you may be the next person who needs a more empathetic technology industry. Unless, of course, you're already rich. Panama Papers: http://i.cbc.ca/1.3521266.1459866618!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/panama-papers-stats-card-1.jpg
- Privilege is simply access to benefits based on traits you possess. Those benefits could be schools, jobs, social circles, leadership roles and wealth. There are two major categories of privilege.
- The most well known category is birth privilege which includes traits like parental, racial, gendered, and physical privilege. Ironically, these are the privileges we don’t pick for ourselves yet they are the root of most bias.
- The second category of privilege are selected traits like religion, gender identity, and education that we choose as we grow. We naturally share privilege with people like us, but it’s far more powerful to lend privilege to those who lack privilege.
- I’ll show how this works through three women who are probably similar to people you work with today. Their names are Bea, Elle, and Em. I’ll describe three types of privilege, share an example, and show how they play out in tech.
- Credibility lending is providing visibility to someone without privilege. LGBT people often feel restricted in tech because of the heteronormative nature of the industry. By lending credibility, you can help them unlock their potential.
- Here’s an example. A few months ago, Stephen Colbert invited DeRay McKesson to his talk show. Colbert switched seats with DeRay in a demonstration of credibility lending. DeRay gained the powerful platform of Colbert’s chair which raised his profile. https://sojo.net/sites/default/files/blog/COlbert%20DeRay%20serious.png
- So, let’s say you work with Bea who developed the killer feature in your last release. Why don’t you lend her credibility by co-presenting that feature at the next board meeting and raising her profile in your company?
- Access lending is providing entry for someone without privilege. Often women in tech experience sexism due to their lack of gender privilege. This often leads to doubt despite the value women bring to tech companies. Access lending can help fix this.
- Tracy Chou recently described how one of her Stanford professors insisted that she become a TA for a CS class. This access helped her see that she was actually just as good as the male students which helped Tracy reassess her place in tech.
- How can this work at your company? Consider Elle who spent the last month implementing your container strategy. Why not lend her access by sending her to that tech conference that always begs you to speak? This will help her see that she, too, has a place at tech events.
- Expertise lending is providing a voice to someone without privilege. People of color often feel that we don’t have a voice in tech companies because we lack the racial privilege most tech leaders possess. Expertise lending can help fix this.
- Our First Lady was in Austin during South by Southwest and gave a great example of expertise lending during her keynote. She said, “If you’ve got a voice at the table, ask: Is there diversity around the table? Are there voices and opinions that don’t sound like yours?” http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/1200*675/515949344.jpg
- You can practice expertise lending by giving Em, one of your best developers, the opportunity to be the lead on your next project. By letting her lead, you give her a chance to lend her voice to the company.
- In a little less than five minutes, I’ve explained how to lend three types of privilege, and it doesn’t really take more than five minutes for you to do the same. In fact, I hope you’ve thought of other types of privileges that you can lend in tech.
- Let tech companies keep playing the diversity numbers game, but if we want real change, if we want people of color, LGBT people, and women to not just get into tech but stay and get promoted, then know that you can make a difference by lending your privilege.