It’s no secret that the tech industry has a diversity problem. Dr. Dédé Tetsubayashi, a product equity, inclusion and tech ethicist, joins to discuss how the lack of representation within tech adversely impacts product equity and user experiences, and how tech companies can be more inclusive. Dr. Dédé also shares how she educates and empowers individuals, groups, and communities through incluu, a Black-woman-owned consultancy transforming organizations to be more inclusive in product design and processes. 

Topics Covered:

• How Dr. Dédé got started in the field as a technologist
• Causes for gender and racial gaps in the tech industry
• Barriers to entry for black women in tech
• Resources to support your professional development in tech
• The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in our everyday lives
• How AI perpetuates racial and gender biases
• How to make AI systems more inclusive
• Why Dr. Dédé founded incluu
• How incluu addresses gender and racial biases in the tech industry
• How incluu helps organizations develop trusting relationships with communities of color
• The business argument for diversity and inclusion

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From a newly immigrated nanny to CEO, Jackie Glenn has embraced life’s challenges with boldness and humility, always being true to herself and giving back to those who come after her. It’s this commitment to helping others, which led Jackie to write her instructional biography, Lift As I Climb: An Immigrant Girl’s Journey Through Corporate America. Jackie discusses how she climbed her way up the corporate ladder and the character gems that brought her and other immigrants professional success in the American workplace. 

Topics Covered:

• Why Jackie decided to write Lift As I Climb: An Immigrant Girl’s Journey Through Corporate America
• Workplace challenges Jackie faced as an immigrant in the U.S. 
• How your accent can impact you in the workplace
• Defining authenticity
• How to turn your unique attributes into an advantage
• Jackie’s experience moving to the U.S. as a young single Black woman from a predominantly Black country
• Confronting microaggressions in the workplace
• Getting out of your head
• Resilience in the workplace
• How to address being passed over for a promotion
• Soliciting feedback from others

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Women of color face unique gender and racial barriers to their professional advancement and are less likely to move into leadership roles. In today’s bonus episode, we speak to the women of The FLI Collective, a lifestyle podcast that deals with the experiences of being first generation and low income in academia. We examine some of these challenges and discuss strategies for advancing women of color, including when we should pursue stretch opportunities and how we lead and bring others along with us. Welcome Drs. Marlette Jackson, Edritz Javelosa, Nidia Ruedas-Gracia, Miranda Stratton, and Courtney Pena!

Topics Covered:

• Defining FLI - first generation, low-income college graduate
• Navigating privileged spaces as a class migrant
• What stops women of color from applying to jobs
• Why women discount their qualifications when job hunting
• The power of networking
• Defining stereotype threat
• What women of color should do when considering a new job
• How women of color lead and navigate leadership
• Recognizing the invisible labor women of color managers undertake
• Why women of color are not promoted into senior positions
• How to self-advocate in the workplace

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