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This is a repository of resources to help educate and help with building a more inclusive work environment.
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# Inclusion 

 This is a repository of resources to help educate and help with building a more inclusive work environment.



## Books

 * [So you want to talk about race](https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1580056776) - This book is extremely eye opening. The author shares a lot of personal stories dealing with race. The book helps build empathy.

 * [Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking](https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352145/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2HP9PYKIEJNNY&keywords=quiet+the+power+of+introverts&qid=1553744069&s=gateway&sprefix=quiet+%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-3) - This is a helpful book on understanding to help be more inclusive for introverts

 * [Turn the Ship Around!](https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Ship-Around-Turning-Followers/dp/1591846404/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V20YD4UF58JH&keywords=turn+the+ship+around&qid=1553744165&s=gateway&sprefix=turn+the+ship+%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1) - This is a helpful book for leading teams

 * [Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family](https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Matters-Extraordinary-Caring-People-ebook/dp/B00SI02E5S/) - This is a great book for helping build a culture of empathy in a company

 * [Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces](https://www.amazon.com/Better-Allies-Everyday-Inclusive-Workplaces/dp/1732723303) - The Better Allies is a great read on how to help build a more inclusive environment.

 * [Stamped from the Beginning - The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America](https://open.spotify.com/album/6PzcVM8Z1GMqeGlMBQ6ikX?si=HceQ3l1bT1G9jSW2EiNFGA) - This is a FREE audio book that does a great job going in depth about the historical racism in America.

 * [White Fragility](https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414/) - A book that explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.

 * [Waking Up White](https://www.amazon.com/Waking-White-Finding-Myself-Story/dp/B01EINQC3I) - This book explores race with the desire to understand the racial divide.

 * [Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change](https://www.amazon.com/Reset-Fight-Inclusion-Lasting-Change/dp/039959101X) - Ellen Pao shares her experiences in her career and focuses on the fight to make an more inclusive industry

 * [Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair](https://kimmalonescott.com/books/just-work-book/) - Kim Scott (the author of Radical Candor) revisits the advice of her first book through a lens of inclusion. It carries the tag-line 'How to root out bias, prejudice, and bullying to build a kick-ass culture of inclusivity.' 



## Websites

 * [Microsoft Inclusive Design Site](https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/) - With content ranging from `Inclusion 101` a document detailing inclusive design from an accessibility perspective through `Inclusive Activities` a set of activity cards to help teams build with inclusive pactices, to a discussion of the challenges of writing inclusive AI, this website from Microsoft publishes easily consumable resources on accessibility for every level of familiarity with the topic. This is FREE content.



## Videos

 * [Why the Most Common Diversity Programs Don't Work](https://hbr.org/video/5108682441001/why-the-most-common-diversity-programs-dont-work) - The video helps share common mistakes that diversity programs make.

 * [Why Diversity Is More Important Than Meritocracy: Quotas, Talent, Wall Street](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78yqUylmC_o) - Some interesting points on why we need to rethink our approach on improving diversity

 * [We Power Tech: Everyday Actions to Be a Better Ally](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHGeYPCifw&feature=youtu.be&t=266) - A good conference talk about how to be a better ally

 * [Brene Brown: The Anatomy of Trust](https://brenebrown.com/videos/anatomy-trust-video/) - This is an excellent talk on building and retaining trust

 * [How to build (and rebuild) trust](https://www.ted.com/talks/frances_frei_how_to_build_and_rebuild_trust) - This is a great talk by Frances Frei on how to build trust with people

 * [How To Use They/Them Pronouns!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM51Q-hsqXc) - A video to help show you how to use singular "they" in practice as well as giving tips for how to overcome the learning curve faster.

 * [13th](https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741) - This is an excellent documentary on Netflix that outlines the racism towards Black people in America.

 * [When They See Us](https://www.netflix.com/title/80200549) - This 4 part series on Netflix is the story of the Central Park 5.

 * [Let's get to the root of racial injustice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCn72iXO9s) - A TEDx talk by Megan Ming Francis that traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out "fix-all" cures to a complex social problem.

 * [How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time](https://www.ted.com/talks/baratunde_thurston_how_to_deconstruct_racism_one_headline_at_a_time/transcript?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2019-05-31&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button) - A TED Talk by Baratunde Thurston that explores patterns revealing our racist framing, language, and behaviors.

 * [Birth of a White Nation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riVAuC0dnP4) - A keynote speech by Jacqueline Battalora that offers a blow-by-blow description of the moment the idea of, and word for, “white” people entered U.S. legal code.

 * [Front End Happy Hour - Live Inclusion Panel at Tech Know Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBuySq_Ie_o) - A good panel discussion with some great insights shared on diversity & inclusion in tech.

 * [Are We Automating Racism?](https://youtu.be/Ok5sKLXqynQ) - A good video on systemic racism and AI.



## Podcasts

 * [Reply All - Raising The Bar](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/76h54l/52-raising-the-bar) - In this episode of Reply All they talk about how important it is to have a diverse team

 * [Noisemakers](https://www.timesupnow.com/noisemakers) - This is a six part series that brings together women sharing personal experiences facing harassement, gender inequality, and pay in the workplace

 * [Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations - Malcolm Gladwell: Talking to Strangers](https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-9xc5c-6d26e3d) - Malcolm Gladwell discusses his new book, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know. Malcolm examines his theory that prejudging people we don’t know can lead to dangerous consequences.

 * [Brené Brown and Vernā Myers Discuss Inclusion and Diversity](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jxo2jBUVWLE1kXtfuAW5v) - A great discussion about inclusion and diversity with Brené Brown and Vernā Myers

 * [Front End Happy Hour - Bartending to everyone - Inclusive language](https://frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/bartending-to-everyone-inclusive-language/) - A podcast episode explaining about practicing more inclusive language in tech.

 * [Code Switch](https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch) - This is a great podcast talking about various topics and conversations about race.

 * [Parenting for the Future](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-for-the-future/id1481728272) - This podcast covers a lot of great topics around talking about racism with your children.

 * [Throughline: American Police](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-police/id1451109634) - This podcast episode covers the origins of American policing and how those origins put violent control of Black Americans at the heart of the system.

 * [Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist](https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-ibram-x-kendi-on-how-to-be-an-antiracist/) - An episode of Unlocking Us podcast with Brené Brown interviewing Ibram X. Kendi about how to be an antiracist.

 * [Seeing White](http://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/) - A podcast that covers a lot of the historical events in America that have lead to racism in America.

 * [Front End Happy Hour - Allyship - Inviting everyone to the party](https://frontendhappyhour.com/episodes/allyship-inviting-everyone-to-the-party/) - Better Allies, Karen Catlin joins Front End Happy Hour to talk about ways to be an ally in tech. There are a lot of great takeaways in this podcast episode.



## Articles

 * [Reducing Bias in Your Hiring Process](https://medium.com/@mekkaokereke/reducing-bias-in-your-hiring-process-2a9b699e964b) - Some helpful tips to reduce bias in your hiring process

 * [7 Examples of What Being an Ally at Work Really Looks Like](https://www.themuse.com/advice/what-is-an-ally-7-examples) - Some helpful advice for being an ally to your colleagues at work

 * [How to counteract 3 types of bias and run inclusive meetings](https://www.atlassian.com/blog/teamwork/how-to-run-inclusive-meetings) - A good article onn how to help run more inclusive meetings

 * [How to Fix Your Tech Interview to Increase Diversity](https://www.diversifytech.co/blog/how-to-fix-tech-interview-to-increase-diversity) - There are a lot of great ideas for improving tech interviews to be more inclusive

 * [Cut it out—How to stop using weak language at work](https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/cut-it-out-how-to-stop-using-weak-language-at-work) - An article about how to be a good communicator at work

 * [The Mistake Companies Make When They Use Data to Plan Diversity Efforts](https://hbr.org/2019/04/the-mistake-companies-make-when-they-use-data-to-plan-diversity-efforts) - A useful article to help companies approach improve diversity efforts

 * [50 Ways to Fight Bias](https://leanin.org/50-ways-to-fight-gender-bias) - Some helpful tips for ways to fight gender bias

 * [Why the 'nice guy' penalty disadvantages all workers](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210310-why-the-nice-guy-penalty-disadvantages-all-workers) - Research suggests that men are distrusted and passed over at work when they exhibit qualities stereotypically assigned to women. Fixing this would benefit all of us.

 * [Closing the gap: A manager’s guide to advancing gender equity in the workplace](https://fellow.app/blog/management/closing-the-gap-managers-guide-to-gender-equity-in-the-workplace) - Suggestions for managers to help reduce gender gaps in the workplace.

 * [The complicated battle over unconscious-bias training](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210326-the-complicated-battle-over-unconscious-bias-training) - Helping workers understand their implicit biases is helpful, in theory – but these programmes are controversial. Who’s right?

 * [What’s the Difference Between Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity?](https://generalassemb.ly/blog/diversity-inclusion-equity-differences-in-meaning/) - The often-used terms diversity, equity, and inclusion have distinct meanings. Here’s why that matters, and how they work together.

 * [The harmful ableist language you unknowingly use](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210330-the-harmful-ableist-language-you-unknowingly-use) - A helpful article that outlines most common, ingrained expressions that are harful ableist language

 * [Here’s how to achieve better workplace equity for women of color](https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/here-s-how-achieve-better-workplace-equity-women-color-ncna1263342) - Some ideas on how to improve the workplace for women of color.

 * [Who’s Doing the Glue Work at Your Company?](https://spin.atomicobject.com/2018/10/03/glue-work-strategies/) - A great article to talks about the bias to who is doing the office house work.

 * [50 potential privileges in the workplace](https://betterallies.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/50-potential-privileges.pdf) - A list of potential privileges and how they might show up in the workplace.



## Newsletters

 * [Better Allies](https://betterallies.com/more-content/) - This is an excellent weekly newsletter that provides 5 insightful tips each week



## Contributing 

1. Fork it

2. Run `npm install`

3. Add your resource to `list.json`

4. Run `node index` to update `README.md` with your changes

5. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)

6. Commit your changes (`git commit -am "Add some feature"`)

7. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)

8. Create new Pull Request