Diversity & Inclusion
Created Dec 2, 2020, Last active Apr 15, 2024
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Hello, Diversity enthusiasts! My name is Mikayla, and I just started a year-long internship with the Atlassian Community team. I'm a senior in high school and in the past four years, I have noticed t...
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Hi all, After some encouragement from the Community team I met with at Atlassian Summit, I thought you might be interested in an article published recently on the Atlassian Community...
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Last week many mourned the loss of soul diva, Aretha Franklin. Ariana Grande was one of many celebrities who performed at Aretha's funeral. Shortly after, pictures swarmed the internet of Ariana Gran...
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The College Board reported a 31% increase in students taking the Computer Science Advanced placement test. Females and under-represented minorities were one of the fastest growing groups. In yo...
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Famous tennis player and new mom, Serena Williams, made headlines after playing in the French Open while wearing what's being referred to as a catsuit. The catsuit was later banned due to it being in...
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This article discusses how tech industry job listings can exclude women and minorities: [Terms such as 'hacker' and 'ninja'] are rooted in brogrammer culture — a term that surfaced in the mi...
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I recently read through these really interesting news pieces, well worth a read for the positive vibes: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45155827 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/451548...
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This last weekend I went to go see Spike Lee's new film, Blackkklansman. It's based on a true story of a Colorado Springs KKK chapter in the 1970's and how the first black police officer i...
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There are a lot of pride parades these days throughout the world (well, not all parts of the world, but that's another topic). More and more companies are supporting these parades with floats...
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In one of other threads here I used a term which has subtly different meanings across the world. This is not the first time this has happened to me. I remember 2 very striking incidents when I moved...
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I'm from Los Angeles and my family works in the entertainment biz, so I'm especially invested in having diverse nominees for annual awards shows! The Emmy Award nominations just came out, and ...
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As someone who loves GIFs, this is not a perspective I've considered before! Ultimately, black people and black images are thus relied upon to perform a huge amount of emotional labor online on b...
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A really interesting article about the history of coding. When professions shift from male-dominated to female-dominated, they usually see decreases in pay and prestige. Teaching and nursing, onc...
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Today’s best events – the ones that turn attendees into fans – are focusing on inclusion. Take a look at some of the ideas we have thought through in making our own events at Atlassian more inclusive...
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This article from the Harvard Business Review says that Asian Americans are the least likely group to be promoted into management. This fact underlies the potential blind spot for many companies:...
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Hey all! Welcome to “D&I Magnify Mondays #2” where the goal is to have us all share a single D&I topic, organization, or initiative that you feel is worth magnifying and sharing with the comm...
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Hey all! This is the first in a weekly post series called “D&I Magnify Mondays” where the goal is to have us all share a single D&I topic, organization, or initiative that you feel is worth m...
