Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember those in trans and gender diverse community who have lost their lives due to transphobia and violence. We remember the unique, vibrant and irreplaceable people who are no longer with us. Trans rights are human rights.

In toxic cultures, people prove their intelligence by tearing others down. In healthy cultures, people use their intelligence to build others up. Knowledge and expertise are not weapons to wield. They're resources to share.

Are you a member of an underrepresented group? Always wanted to become a #tech #conference #speaker? Let 2021 be the year to make it happen! Global Diversity CFP Day on 23 Jan 2021 will be 100% online and FREE! Sign up: globaldiversitycfpday.com #gdcfpday #gdcfpday2021 Global Diversity CFP

Erika Heidi Pauline Vos DigitalOcean DEV Community Printful And lovely new Diversity ElePHPant stickers as well (and a new face mask)

Global Diversity CFP Day is bringing 6 streams of speaking advice to get you started in tech public speaking on Saturday, January 23rd 2021. With a stream for: - Australia / Oceania - Asia - Africa - Europe - North America - and South America Free 🎟 at: globaldiversitycfpday.com

Today is the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth and we are celebrating all the incredible achievements black #technologists have made in tech. #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #WomeninTech

Creating a welcoming and diverse space is essential to encourage people to join a community or an event for the first time and, most of all, to come back. #magentodiversity

Trolley Conundrum (monkeyuser.com/2021/trolley-c…)

Some well researched and well structured information about the state of diversity in open source tech. Not what we want it to be someday after another new initiative, but what it is today blog.container-solutions.com/wtf-is-wrong-w… #linkTuesday /ht Jennifer Riggins

📢 #CFP is open for CONNECT⚡ Recharge! Join us May 26th and share a new technical tool, teach an exciting new framework, or showcase your latest coding insights. Submit your proposal: womenwhocode.com/connect-cfp #wwcode #womenwhocode #womenintech

The incredible courage of Afghan women and girls. #Afghanistan

How can tech leaders better support their women employee’s professional growth? It starts with equity, inclusion, and, of course, mentorship. finance.yahoo.com/news/strategie…

Forbes Ukraine has wrote an article on how Ukrainian women going back or switch to software development as now they become main earners in the family. At @wwcodekyiv we have launched a program with available jobs / internships to support our colleagues. forbes.ua/inside/viyna-z…

Trans Day of Visibility 2022

Today's xkcd, totally on the mark xkcd.com/2609/

It’s passed time to speak up. As an Olympian, professional athlete, and human, I can’t stay silent on this issue any longer. I am firmly against blanket policies that ban transgender athletes from sport. In-depth thoughts here: haleyhuntersmith.com/blogs/inclusio… 📸: CBC

"Bridge-building is saying 'I respect you. I want to hear you. I’m not questioning your humanity. I’m curious about you. We may not agree but I will listen to you.” - john a. powell. We couldn't agree more!