LAG21 - Dana James-Edwards - Women in Agile
Channel: Actineo Consulting LLP
Date: 25/05/2021

The title of this talk might make it seem like it’s going to be just for women. But really, this talk is for everybody. Honestly! It’s important that everyone regardless of gender comes to hear it. Because there’s a reason it’s the first talk of the 2021 Conference. The message is important.

There’s no need to worry. It’s not going to be a telling off. The aim is not to make you feel bad, to make you squirm uncomfortably in your seat, to make you feel guilty about things outside of your control, or to make you spend the rest of the Conference in a funk. There will be things to make you smile, maybe even laugh. There will be things that shock you with their incredulity. There will be things that make you think. There will be real life stories. There will be a truckload of truth. And hopefully at the end of it all, there will be resolution and action.

The truth is that as much as we may wish it to be and as much as we are working towards it, there is not always parity in the world of Agile. The way that we experience the world and our work in Agile is different, sometimes for reasons outside of our control – and it isn’t always fair. But the good news is that we are the ones who can start to change it. Let’s start thinking and talking about how together in this session.