I don’t know much about this, but…

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.

– Audre Lorde

…I can learn more.1 And so can you. 2

Overview

a microcosm of the problem

Helping 3

Roots of feminism and gender studies, types of feminism and feminist thought

Suggestions welcomed in the comments.4

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  1. My wife is a woman in tech and I try my best to listen and learn from her, but I can do better.↩︎

  2. A huge thanks to Jen Myers for giving an eye-opening keynote at Strange Loop 2013, thus inspiring me to expand/complete this post.↩︎

  3. It’s not enough to say that you’d like to help. There must be a proper context for helping and an active desire for your help.↩︎

  4. I realize that exclusion in tech is not limited to matters of gender, but I chose to focus on it here because it hits close to home for me. I would love to learn more about exclusionary practices along racial, religious and class lines also. Please comment if you know some good sources worth exploring.↩︎