tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-09-15:446148 open sky / shooting star / nothing else but who we are shadowspar 2014-10-29T05:06:38Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-09-15:446148:122378 2013-12-07T04:24:20Z 2014-10-29T05:06:38Z tired public 7 <p> A little while back, I was <a href="https://twitter.com/adamxlowe/status/400506160999981056">asked on twitter</a>: if tech conferences are, for women, an experience that's dangerous at worst and uncomfortable at best, how do we go about fixing it? </p> <p> This is rather a big question—basically akin to "how do we eliminate sexism in society?" Conferences are a microcosm of the larger world; they transmit most of its problems and amplify some to boot. That being said, I'm certainly happy to outline what I think some reasonable starting points for allies might be. </p> <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://shadowspar.dreamwidth.org/122378.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=shadowspar&ditemid=122378" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-09-15:446148:113514 2013-04-18T20:00:12Z 2013-04-18T20:00:52Z Kazuhiro Nakamura - Street Fight cynical public 0 Before raking yourself over the coals and beating yourself up with a rousing chorus of, "Why the hell can't I get this thing working!?!", the preliminary question you need to ask is <em>"Has this thing ever worked at all?"</em> <br /><br />The answer is apparently "<strong>HELL NO</strong>" more often than one might expect!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=shadowspar&ditemid=113514" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments