Mastodawn

Why do we have such a gender imbalance at #fosdem & in tech in general?

A real conversation.

Marty: Maria, what do you think about ABC?
Peter: I don't want to speak for Maria, but... (keeps talking for a few minutes).
Anna: Thank you for sharing your perspective, Peter, but I would love to hear Maria's perspective.

If you observe someone dominating a discussion and answering questions that aren't directed at them, please be an ally and moderate the conversation in an inclusive way🧡
#dei #deib

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Rosanna Sibora Feb 5

...and it's not only about the gender, but inclusiveness within conversations in general.

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T_X Feb 5

@RosannaSibora yeah, I'm also experiencing that quite often in my bubble. Luckily not from narcissists, but like neurodivergent / autistic people. People who don't mean to be rude but who genuinely have a hard time telling if other people would like to talk, too, or how others feel about the conversation. They need direct feedback.

And the feedback part is still difficult for me then as I have trouble interrupting people, I have a feeling of being rude, disagreeable if interrupting others.

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Rosanna Sibora

@T_X thank you for sharing this excellent example. Diversity has so many shades. Your scenario presents it so well.

I totally understand that interrupting others may feel uncomfortable. This is why facilitation methods, preparation before the meeting/workshop and certain rules, which were communicated beforehand to everyone may be very helpful. Even something as simple as a time-timer could work well. It’s not you interrupting others, but a time-timer when the time it up.