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Why Gender-Diverse Work Teams Are The Most Productive – And Profitable

This article by Shana Lebowitz describes the results of a MIT and Georgetown study which found that, despite being happier when working with people of the same gender, gender-diverse teams were more productive.

How Diversity Can Drive Innovation

Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Melinda Marshall, and Laura Sherbin provide an overview of the research which shows evidence that diversity unlocks innovation.

Women Considered Better Coders – But Only If They Hide Their Gender

Researchers find software repository GitHub approved code written by women at a higher rate than code written by men, but only if the gender was not disclosed.

Books to Help You Understand Your Biases and the Lived Experiences of People

Ashe Dryden's curated list of introductory and advanced-level books on intersectionality, feminism, womanism, and social justice.

Etsy CTO: Prioritizing Diversity in Our Hiring Fielded Better Women … and Men

Article from The Atlantic showing how, in a less than two-year period, Etsy quintupled the number of women on its engineering staff, and made other gains in the process.

Social Justice Phrase Guide

The Social Justice Phrase Guide is a tool to craft inclusive messages. Whether developing language for your organization, communicating through media platforms, or engaging in personal discussions, follow these guidelines to successfully communicate across communities.

How to talk to kids about racism - Rage Against the Minivan

Age appropriate resources for talking to kids about race and racism.

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Kids & families, Race

Open Source & Feelings Diversity Statement

Open Source & Feelings was a 2016 conference. This article is their Diversity Statement, describing the values and goals of the organization in regard to diversity and inclusion.

Diversity and Equality at Etsy

Etsy summarizes their gender and other diversity metrics and plans for inclusion.

We’re committing to a more diverse Twitter

Article by Twitter describing their current diversity statistics, inclusion efforts, and plans for the future.

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