Support female artists, like my niece Elle Graham.

If you'd like to see her perform on Thursday at Neumos in Seattle, let me know. I might have an extra ticket.

Women are underrepresented in the music industry.
"In 2022, hit songs had 6 songwriters on average: 5 men and 1 woman." - The Pudding, https://pudding.cool/2023/07/songwriters/

Elle's playing keyboard for her friend Grace's band Mallrat and tells me the entire crew is women or non-binary.

#Music #Seattle #Mallrat #WomenInMusic #DiversityAndInclusion

All are Welcome is a beautiful inclusive picture book celebrating diversity and inclusion at school and in the community. Young readers will feel welcome at school thanks to the warm and touching illustrations.

#RandomHouseKidsPartner #bipoc #bipocbooks #backtoschool #school #community #diversity #diversitymatters #diversityandinclusion #inclusion #picturebook #childrensbook #kidlit #littlefreelibrary #bookdrop #book

@bookstodon @kidlit @diversebooks

How to select sustainability management software - Increasingly, organizations are under pressure from numerous stakeholders to incorpora... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704008/sustainability-management-software-esg-software-buyers-guide.html#tk.rss_all #enterpriseapplications #diversityandinclusion #itmanagement #compliance #greenit

#News: #Arkansas Dept of #Education has pulled a #AdvancedPlacement credit for #AfricanAmericanStudies. #Republican Gov #SarahHuckabeeSanders says "We cannot perpetuate a lie to our students & push this propaganda leftist agenda teaching our kids to hate America & hate one another."

EXCEPT that's what the #Republicans are doing!!! I wrote an essay on the #GOP #CultureWar #politics, #BlackHistory #ColorblindRacism, being #woke or #antiwoke, #DiversityandInclusion, & more

https://www.facebook.com/thedavid.mfano/posts/pfbid0igTwSth8cPq3rAfuDdsnEXDUx72XW7zsAvbHuSo3ZewGxnQk4AqAYVozdJaYjiyQl

Q&A: Why does Google care so much about hiring diverse AI teams? - While concerns around the existential threat to the human race due to possible generat... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704649/qa-why-does-google-care-so-much-about-hiring-diverse-ai-teams.html#tk.rss_all #artificialintelligence #diversityandinclusion #generativeai

At #GoLab, we believe that diversity is not just a buzzword, but a fundamental pillar of growth and innovation. Join us in celebrating diversity at our conferences! 🌈🚀
https://golab.io/diversity

#DiversityAndInclusion #GoLab2023 #GoLang

At #RustLab, we believe that diversity is not just a buzzword, but a fundamental pillar of growth and innovation. Join us in celebrating diversity at our conferences! 🌈🚀
https://rustlab.it/diversity

#DiversityAndInclusion #RustLab2023 #RustLang

Generative AI could be a critical tool for the visually impaired - Internet accessibility can be a major problem for the visually challenged. If a websit... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3703569/generative-ai-could-be-a-critical-tool-for-the-visually-impaired.html#tk.rss_all #artificialintelligence #diversityandinclusion #generativeai

Are you working on #DiversityandInclusion ? You can help
@TechtonicaOrg
and make sure that the money is where your mouth is! We are just $200 away from making it over the $1000 threshold in our fundraiser!! Who will get us over the hump?? https://techtonica.wedid.it/campaigns/11571-support-techtonica-s-junior-tech-talent-during-this-tough-job-market
#BridgeTheTechGap

#Lizzo looking fine 🌸 as she channels Barbiecore 🖤 'blackpink' 💖 vibes...

But what I want to know is whether Mattel plan to make a Lizzo-themed Barbie doll?

#barbiemovie #inclusivity #diversityandinclusion #diversity #body_positive #barbenheimer

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Please don't forget to fill in the Diversity survey and the Equity & Inclusion survey! Thanks!

#ConstraintProgramming #DiversityInSTEM #DiversityAndInclusion #DiversityInTech #AcademicMastodon #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Well, I am from Southern California, and Riverside County is MAGA land. Makes me wonder why people are so afraid of the truth. #DiversityandInclusion is a much easier way to live.

2/2 We would like to collect data on the *entire* CP community

Please fill in these surveys if you consider yourself part of the Constraint Programming community, even if you do not plan to participate in the CP conference this year.

Please also encourage your co-workers to fill in the surveys. Thank you!

#DEI #ConstraintProgramming #AcademicMastodon #diversity #DiversityAndInclusion #DiversityInSTEM #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

1/2 If you haven't done so already, please help us collect diversity data about the Constraint Programming community by filling in two surveys:

Diversity: https://sunet.artologik.net/uu/Survey/626

Equity and Inclusion: https://sunet.artologik.net/uu/Survey/625

#DEI #ConstraintProgramming #AcademicMastodon #diversity #DiversityAndInclusion #DiversityInSTEM #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Check out CP2023's Call for DEI scholarship: https://cp2023.a4cp.org/cfdei.html

Deadline: 31 July 2023

The scholarship is intended for early-career researchers who have historically been underrepresented, for instance in terms of geographical region, cultural background, gender identity, and disability.

#CP2023conf #ConstraintProgramming #BlackInSTEM #DisabilityInclusion #WomenInSTEM #QueerInAI #LatinxInSTEM #DiversityAndInclusion #DiversityInSTEM #WomenInTech #AcademicMastodon #PhDLife #PostdocLife

Original toot date: 14 June, 2023

Yesterday at the #Brimbank #Disability Network Group (BDNG) meeting, I again raised my concerns regarding the dissolution of online inclusion within Brimbank City Council.

Read the full story here 👇
https://tinyurl.com/BDNGmeeting

#disabled #disabilityrights #community #DiversityandInclusion

Original toot date: 22 March, 2023

#WhoAmIWednesday - Disabled, Neurodiverse & Queer.

I wasn’t sure I should post this story. In fact, I'm still not sure. As I get ready to press the Toot button, my heart rate is increasing, my head is spinning & I feel like I am going to have a panic attack.

But you can’t be what you can’t see. You can’t raise awareness if people don’t know you exist!
So here it is, one of the most personal stories I have shared to date.

Full story here 👇
https://tinyurl.com/WAIWDNQ

#chloeshayden #JordonSteeleJohn
#EllyDesmarchelier
#DiversityandInclusion
#glbt #lgbtqia #LGBTI #GLBTI #queerrights #disabled #disabilities #disability #invisabledisability #disabilityinclusion #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodiversityawareness #ADHD #adultadhd #autistic #autisticadults #autism #autismawareness #autismacceptance #AdultAutism #OCD #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #PCOS #pcoswarrior #pcosawareness #WeAreBrimbank

Original toot date: 01 March, 2023

#WhoAmIWednesday - Culture and Identity

My father was born in Libya, as were his parents, and his grandparents. My father and his family always identified as Maltese, as this is where his family originated from.
Cultural influences in his family were muddled to say the least. The family spoke 3 different languages, their food and traditions were a mixture of Arabic and Maltese, but as my father come to Australia as a child, he had also learned the traditions and customs of Australia. In fact, since becoming an Australian Citizen in the mid 80’s, my father has identified simply as Australian.
This made it extremely difficult to find my cultural identity as a child. I was too Maltese for the Arabs and too Arabic for the Maltese. I was also too Aussie for both of them, but too ethnic for the Australians - even though my mother is 5th generation Australian with English heritage.
Culture days at school were particularly difficult; if I chose to celebrate my Maltese culture, then the Maltese kids would tell me I was not Maltese because my Dad wasn’t born there. If I chose to celebrate that my Dad was born in Libya, the kids retorted that I was not African. But I wanted to celebrate this heritage. I wanted to feel like I belong to these cultures and celebrate their unique attributes.

Read the full story here 👇
https://tinyurl.com/WAIFCulture

#WeAreBrimbank #Brimbank #Culture #Inclusion #Diversity #culturalidentity #diversitymatters #diversityandinclusion #maltese #malta

NYC law governing AI-based hiring tools goes live - After several delays, a New York City law requiring companies to vet their automated e... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3701908/nyc-law-governing-ai-based-hiring-tools-goes-live.html#tk.rss_all #artificialintelligence #diversityandinclusion #generativeai #government #erpsystems #analytics #chatbots #careers #itjobs

The 2023 Board elections for @ThePSF has concluded, and I wrote down my thoughts here: https://thefortunate.blog/a-step-closer-to-the-future-for-the-psf-2023.html

We're taking a step forward, but as always there's still more work to be done.

#python #DiversityAndInclusion