Being a tech worker means wielding a tremendous amount of privilege, and with that privilege comes a non-negotiable obligation to help those less privileged out.
Issue 43
on November 16th, 2016
Presumption of a disposable income, able-bodied access and ability to use any tool, while prioritizing heterosexual monogamy, whiteness and cis identity, all create a sex toy culture that rejects and erases marginalized users.
Issue 43
on November 15th, 2016
Lack of ethical processes around data collection and management, and ongoing Western control over data, continue the legacy of colonialism within aid work.
Issue 43
on November 15th, 2016
There’s plenty of evidence that the competitive, “best in show†approach used in interviewing extends into the core of tech culture itself.
Issue 43
on November 14th, 2016
"The internet in and of itself is very male and very pale and very English. The way that we write copy, the way we code, the way we find solutions to technical problems, all ascribe to that philosophy of 'white, male and pale.'"
Issue 42
on October 19th, 2016
We must avoid thinking that this new virtual frontier is somehow separate from the violences and exclusions that shape the ‘outside world.’
Issue 42
on October 19th, 2016
Two poems about the ways I'm tokenized and asked to respond as a technical POC in the industry.
Issue 42
on October 18th, 2016
In an online survey I conducted, two-thirds of respondents thought depictions of female tech experts were “not particularly accurate†or even “very inaccurateâ€.
Issue 42
on October 18th, 2016
"Opportunities for queer representation are improving, but there are certainly still gaps that need to be filled."