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Gender Diversity in Tech: Info and Resources

This is a collection of resources which can be used to learn more about gender diversity and inclusion, with a focus on the tech industry.

This is intended to be a community effort - please contribute via pull requests or issues.

If you see anything problematic or inaccurate, please point it out and/or suggest a replacement. If you have any feedback or think that I'm going about this in the wrong way, say it.

Tools

Links

Diversity in STEM

Gender bias

Impostor syndrome

Members of underrepresented minorities and women suffer from impostor syndrome in high proportions and may be more susceptible to it.

For Executives

INSEAD Gender Diversity Programme

Design Industry

Ireland

Books

Diversity

  • Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang
  • Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao

Feminism

  • Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
  • Feminist, Queer Crip by Alison Kafer
  • Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
  • The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
  • The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
  • We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

About the maintainer

Building empathy for every single being and situation in our world is a lifelong mission for me. Being a gender and racial minority in my industry, an activist for the right to bodily autonomy, and a volunteer in outreach programs, I did not realise that I could use my experience and voice to help others until I embarked on my quest to learn more about diversity.