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Lightning Talk: Young? First-Gen? Female? New? Here’s Why You Belong Here Too - Jennifer Weir, Ford Motor Company

“Community” is derived from communis, meaning “shared by all”. You’re part of many communities—some by birth, others by choice—and the ones you’re born into shape the communities you choose to join. Now introduce the complexity of underrepresentation and you may start to wonder if you belong there at all.

Open source is the most inclusive solution to technology’s greatest problems, but did you know only 3% of the 2017 Open Source survey’s respondents were women? CNCF has the power to accept contributions based on merit and inspire community members (yes, that’s you!) to build confidence to take a seat at the table and contribute—whether it’s the 1st time or 100th. If communities are “shared”, but individuals belong to unique groups, how can you build and support a diverse cloud native community?

This talk explores key research on underrepresentation in open source contributions, highlights the value of diverse perspectives in business, and explains why representation matters to you.