March 3, 2020 — This talk / workshop will explore what we can you do to foster, promote, and support diversity and an inclusive space in our communities. By the end of this session, participants will walk away knowing four things.

1. What diversity and community means in our WordPress context
2. How to make our community welcoming and safe, both in-person and online
3. How to step up to be speakers, leaders and better allies in our community.
4. Participants will walk away with an action list to start making changes right away.

October 29, 2018 — Im Session-Teil (ca. 1/3) möchte ich über meine Erfahrungen als Webentwicklerin berichten. Ebenso möchte ich Ideen und meine Einschätzung teilen, die bei dem direkt anschließenden Diskussionspanel (ca. 2/3) gemeinsam mit weiteren Mitgliedern der Community diskutiert werden können. Auch das Publikum darf und soll sich gerne beteiligen.

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February 22, 2018 — When more people from underrepresented groups start speaking at WordPress events, everybody benefits. At WordCamp Vancouver, we started by focusing on women. In 2013, not many had applied. The following year, three times as many women applied and fully half of selected speakers were women. This dramatic shift was no accident. My talk will share how we accomplished it, some of the lessons we learned along the way, and the positive changes that resulted in our community.