Resources for Underrepresented People in Technology and Allies
Tags: discuss, career, beginners, mentoring
Published: 2019-02-18 21:39:48

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title: Resources for Underrepresented People in Technology and Allies
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description: A list of resources.
tags: discuss, career, beginners, mentoring
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This is a list I've privately shared with friends when they ask, I thought it might be useful for others. It's in alphabetical order and I encourage additions, removals, or corrections as you see fit.


## [Black Girls Code](http://BlackGirlsCode.Com)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/BlackGirlsCode)
"Our Vision: To increase the number of women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities, and builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science and technology. To provide African-American youth with the skills to occupy some of the 1.4 million computing job openings expected to be available in the U.S. by 2020, and to train 1 million girls by 2040."


## [Blacks Who Design](https://blackswho.design/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/blackswhodesign)

"Blacks Who Design highlights all of the inspiring Black designers in the industry. The goal is to inspire new designers, encourage people to diversify their feeds, and discover amazing individuals to join your team."

## [Code2040](http://www.code2040.org/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/CODE2040), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Code2040/)

"Code2040 is a nonprofit activating, connecting, and mobilizing the largest racial equity community in tech to dismantle the structural barriers that prevent Black and Latinx technologists from fully participating the tech industry."

## [The Code Cooperative](https://codecooperative.org/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/codecooperative)

"The Code Cooperative facilitates prisoner reentry by teaching formerly incarcerated individuals valuable, practical, and applicable skills in computer literacy, technology, and programming."

## [Black Tech Women](http://blacktechwomen.com/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/blacktechwomen), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/blacktechwomen/)

"Leading organization for black women in tech."


## [digitalundivided](https://www.digitalundivided.com)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/digundiv/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/digitalundivided), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/digundiv/)

"digitalundivided (DID), a social enterprise founded in 2013, takes an innovative approach to economic empowerment by encouraging women of color (WOC) to own their economic security through entrepreneurship. Based in Atlanta, DID is the primary pipeline for WOC into innovation-focused entrepreneurship, helping founders raise over $25 million in outside funding."

## [Diversify Tech](https://www.diversifytech.co/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/diversifytechco)

"A collection of resources for underrepresented people in tech. Once a week, we'll send you upcoming conference scholarships, events, education scholarships, job opportunities, and more."

## [Elpha](https://elpha.com/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/joinelpha)

"Elpha is a private community designed and built by women to provide opportunities, advice and resources for women in tech."

## [Guide to Allyship](http://www.guidetoallyship.com/)
[GitHub](https://github.com/almnt/guide-to-allyship)

"An ever-evolving and growing open source guide meant to provide you with the resources for becoming a more effective ally."

## [Hire More Women In Tech](https://www.hiremorewomenintech.com/) 
"A Few Simple Things You Can Do To Find And Hire More Qualified Women In Tech.

THE PROBLEM: Monoculture is bad for business.

We've focused here on engineering because people insist that non-male engineers or developers are "unicorns," but hiring more women & non-binary people in design, product, project management, community, and leadership positions in general creates a healthier workplace. A diverse workplace is proven to get better results, more accurately reflects your customer/client base, and ensures a wider range of experience."

##  [#Infosec Women | Gender Diversity](https://twitter.com/InfosecWomen)
"Tweets & RTs about [#infosec](https://twitter.com/hashtag/infosec?src=hash) woman, non-binary & trans folks. get diversity in your feed! ask me anything & will RT to followers for answer. tweets by [@theroxyd](https://twitter.com/theroxyd) "

## [Latinxs Who Design](https://www.latinxswhodesign.com)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/latinxsdesign), [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/latinxswhodesign/shared_invite/enQtNTI5NTc1Mzg4MDE3LWE2YjkzYzI5YjI0ZGJkYTQ4OTE3NDljMzc4Y2FmYzZjNTAzODUwMDg1ODQzYzMyNTExMmM3M2M0N2FkODNkZDc)

"Latinxs Who Design is a living directory of thriving Latinxs in the design industry. Our mission is to provide a space to find outstanding people to follow, look for a mentor, make new friends, or discover talented individuals to join your team."

## [Lesbians Who Tech](https://lesbianswhotech.org)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/lesbiantech),  [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/lesbianswhotech/)

"Lesbians Who Tech is a Community of Queer Women in or around tech (and the people who love them)."

## [LGBTQ in Technology](https://lgbtq.technology/)
"The [LGBTQ in Technology Slack](https://lgbt.slack.com/) is a space for LGBTQ people in technology to chat and support each other. We strive to keep it safe, positive, and confidential."

"Who's invited?
Anybody who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and those questioning whether they fit into those or any of the many other sub-genres of people who are not generally considered both "straight" and cis. Friends and allies: we appreciate your support, but this space is for us."

## [ngGirls](http://ng-girls.org/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/AngularGirls)

"Free Angular workshops for women."

"Are you a woman interested in learning how to build web applications with the latest technologies? We have good news for you: We are planning various events around the world for beginners!

We believe that the IT industry will greatly benefit from bringing more women into technology. We want to give you an opportunity to learn how to program and become a programmer."

## [People Of Color In Tech (POCIT)](http://www.peopleofcolorintech.com/)
[POCIT Jobs](https://www.pocitjobs.com/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/pocintech), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pocintech)
"The stories of ‘people of color' in tech."

## [People of Craft](https://peopleofcraft.com/)
[Instagram](https://instagram.com/peopleofcraftsmanship)

"People of Craft is a growing showcase of creatives of color and their craft in design, advertising, tech, illustration, lettering, art, and more. It's time to redefine what a creative looks like."

## [ThePLUG](https://theplugdaily.com)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/_theplugdaily), [Newsletter](https://bit.ly/gettheplug)

"Investigative Black Tech News. Get our daily newsletter for insights + analysis on trends, founders, capital, and policy. "

"ThePLUG was launched in 2016 as the first daily tech newsletter curating the top news of Black founders and innovators. Today, we investigate and report on Black tech trends, stories, and breaking news, and we do it with the rigor and analysis you won't find elsewhere."

## [Project Include](http://projectinclude.org/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/projectinclude), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/projectinclude)

"True diversity is inclusive, comprehensive, and measurable. We are building a community to share recommendations and solutions for startup CEOs and employees."

## [Tech Ladies](https://hiretechladies.com/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/hiretechladies), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/techladies/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tech.ladies/)

"A job board and community for women in tech. Join us."

"Above all else, we are a community 

Tech Ladies connects you with the best jobs and opportunities in tech.We connect companies with the best techmakers."

## #WOCinTech Chat's [Twitter](https://twitter.com/wocintechchat) and [Stock Images](http://photos.wocintechchat.com)
[Website (discontinued)](https://www.wocintechchat.com) 

"Creator #WOCinTech® stock images @ [http://photos.wocintechchat.com](http://photos.wocintechchat.com/) Founded by [@radiomorillo](https://twitter.com/radiomorillo) & [@divinetechygirl](https://twitter.com/divinetechygirl) (Tweet us!)."

"We're excited to announce that the first batch of #WOCinTech photos are available under a Creative Commons (Attribution) license. This means that you may copy, distribute, and display the images as long as you attribute #WOCinTech Chat. Otherwise, you are free to use them as you wish.

Our ask? That you use these photos to show a different representation of all women in tech. That you use these images in pieces about entrepreneurs, software engineers, infosec professionals, IT analysts, marketers, and other people who make up the tech ecosystem. Just as white women have been the default "woman" in technology and American society as a whole, we believe the underlying belief of what it means to be — and who can be — a tech worker in the 21st century can benefit from this form of "disruption". "

## [Women Who Code](https://www.womenwhocode.com)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/womenwhocode), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/womenwhocode), [GitHub](https://github.com/womenwhocode/)

"Women Who Code (WWCode) is a global 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. We connect amazing women with other like minded amazing women around the globe who unite under one simple notion – the world of technology is much better with women in it."

## [Women Who Design](https://womenwho.design)
"Women Who Design is a Twitter directory of accomplished women in the design industry. It aims to help people find notable and relevant voices to follow on Twitter by parsing Twitter bios for popular keywords."

"We focus on increasing the visibility of LGBTQ women, trans and gender nonconforming individuals, LGBTQ people of color, and demographics that are underrepresented in the tech sector and LGBTQ spaces."

## [Women's Media Center](http://www.womensmediacenter.com)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/womensmediacntr),  [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/womensmediacenter)

"In 2005, Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem founded the Women's Media Center (WMC), a progressive, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to raise the visibility, viability and decision-making power of women and girls in media and, thereby, ensuring that their stories get told and their voices are heard. To reach those necessary goals, we strategically use an array of interconnected channels and platforms to transform not only the media landscape but also a culture in which women's and girls' voices, stories, experiences and images are neither sufficiently amplified nor placed on par with the voices, stories, experiences and images of men and boys."