Internal presentation I gave to Sifteo on May 3 about our upcoming women's game jam! gender diversity + advocacy at sifteo in 2013 why we're hosting a women in games jam next week* *and why you should volunteer! what, when? sifteo women in games jam may 10-12, at sifteo hq goal: diversify our community, make better stuff why? saying "we support diversity" is easy, but we can do better successful precedents XX Game Jam - oct 2012 Railsbridge - ongoing DMG Toronto - nov 2012 encouraging, inviting, amplifying marginalized voices is the key not key: exclusion why? there's a movement brewing #1ReasonWhy Different Games #1ReasonToBe Kickstarting a Revolution GTFO Anita Saarkesian Gamasutra Rock Paper Shotgun Meagan Marie We Commit Pledge why? it'll make us stronger attract the best talent across all groups record number of women enrolling in tech diversity raises intelligence, profitability and continue good community standing Girl Scouts "When I Grow Up", Techbridge NCWIT Entrepreneurial Alliance btw, about advocacy it's about awareness, not guilt encouraging discussion, not policies highlighting unconscious biases being mindful of practices recruiting game content philosophies call out when we can get involved! be active in community happenings supplement new jams with additional smaller events engage with other advocates in this space how? eventbrite is live! reaching out to women we know women in tech/games lists personal contacts requesting male attendees bring a female friend they think would be interested design/tech talks #1ReasonToBe open mic guest appearances from friends! help wanted critical: reach out and tell people about this share the links reach out to colleagues/friends also critical: volunteers! friday: tech talk speaker technical assistance media assistance playtesters some reading Top 10 Ways To Be a Male Advocate for Technical Women How to Recruit More Female Engineers Women in Technology: Triumphs, barriers and interesting data What Makes Your Team Smarter - Harvard Biz Review Federal Glass Ceiling Commission focused on women and minorities IT Manager Daily bonus activity: goldiblox created by stanford engineer debbie sterling built to inspire young girls to develop interest in engineering tactile? enrichment? fun? thanks for listening!

1. gender diversity +
advocacy
at sifteo in 2013
why we're hosting a women in games jam
next week*
*and why you should volunteer!

2. what, when?
● sifteo women in games jam
● may 10-12, at sifteo hq
● goal: diversify our community,
make better stuff

3. why?
● saying "we support diversity" is easy,
but we can do better
● successful precedents
○ XX Game Jam - oct 2012
○ Railsbridge - ongoing
○ DMG Toronto - nov 2012
● encouraging, inviting, amplifying
marginalized voices is the key
○ not key: exclusion

4. why? there's a movement brewing
#1ReasonWhy Different Games
#1ReasonToBe Kickstarting a
Revolution GTFO Anita Saarkesian
Gamasutra Rock Paper Shotgun
Meagan Marie We Commit Pledge
*these are all links to read more :)

5. why? it'll make us stronger
● attract the best talent across all groups
● record number of women enrolling in tech
● diversity raises intelligence, profitability
● and continue good community standing
○ Girl Scouts "When I Grow Up", Techbridge
○ NCWIT Entrepreneurial Alliance

6. btw, about advocacy
● it's about awareness, not guilt
● encouraging discussion, not policies
● highlighting unconscious biases
● being mindful of practices
○ recruiting
○ game content
○ philosophies
● call out when we can get involved!
○ be active in community happenings
○ supplement new jams with additional smaller events
○ engage with other advocates in this space

7. how?
● eventbrite is live!
● reaching out to women we know
○ women in tech/games lists
○ personal contacts
● requesting male attendees bring a female
friend they think would be interested
● design/tech talks
● #1ReasonToBe open mic
● guest appearances from friends!

8. help wanted
● critical: reach out and tell people about this
○ share the links
○ reach out to colleagues/friends
● also critical: volunteers!
○ friday: tech talk speaker
○ technical assistance
○ media assistance
○ playtesters

9. some reading
● Top 10 Ways To Be a Male Advocate for
Technical Women
● How to Recruit More Female Engineers
● Women in Technology: Triumphs, barriers
and interesting data
● What Makes Your Team Smarter - Harvard
Biz Review
● Federal Glass Ceiling Commission focused
on women and minorities
● IT Manager Daily

11. bonus activity: goldiblox
● created by stanford engineer debbie sterling
● built to inspire young girls to develop interest
in engineering
● tactile?
● enrichment?
● fun?
thanks for listening!