Liz Brown: Lightning Talk: The importance of diversity & inclusion in tech
Channel: JS Kongress
Date: 2017-11-21

Liz Brown - Co-CEO & Head of Design at Webjunto on the importance of diversity & inclusion in tech: When most people think of diversity, they focus on what's visible: age, race, language, gender expression. But what makes us who we are is a combination of what's visible and what's lying beneath the surface: Physical Ability, Religion, Experience, Education, Family, Gender Identity, Ethnicity, Social Class, Values, Beliefs.

Your Turn! Take a moment to remember a time when someone made an assumption about you. How did it feel?
When we jump to conclusions about someone based on their appearance only, we are inviting opportunities for exclusion.

Challenge yourself to look beyond the surface! Because diversity is not just skin-deep - it's what makes us each unique as individuals.

Diversity begins with, and is maintained through, inclusion and inclusion can begin with you!

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