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Posts tagged ‘hiring’

2012.04.18   GF classifieds (April 2012)   (12)

If you’re looking to hire women, find some people to participate in your study, find female speakers, or just want some like-minded folk to join your open source project, this is the thread for you!

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2012.04.04   When does diverse hiring become tokenism?   (10)

Ask a Geek Feminist: Do gender-diverse teams tend to create better/more unique/more inclusive games? How high is the danger of tokenism and/or essentialism here?

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2011.12.17   Re-post: Impostor syndrome and hiring power   (6)

What are some ways in which I can avoid rejecting people who suffer from impostor syndrome when they apply for a job?… I don’t want to lose out on quality applicants as they are modest about their achievements and abilities, due to impostor syndrome or otherwise.

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2011.02.22   Impostor syndrome and hiring power   (13)

This is an Ask a Geek Feminist question: What are some ways in which I can avoid rejecting people who suffer from impostor syndrome when they apply for a job? I’ve recently been promoted to ...

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2011.01.05   More linkspam than sense (6th January, 2011)   (4)

Want to do some background reading in 2011? Check A Year of Feminist Classics. January’s books are A Vindication of the Rights of Women (Mary Wollestonecraft) and So Long a Letter (Mariama Ba) The Intrepid ...

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2010.12.28   Re-post: Is requiring Open Source experience sexist?   (1)

In anticipation of a December/January slowdown, I’m reposting some of my writing from earlier in 2010, for the benefit of new (and nostalgic!) readers. This piece originally appeared on the 9th April 2010. Code Anthem’s ...

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2010.10.15   GF classifieds (October 2010)   (9)

I was just going to stick this in a linkspam: The Anita Borg Institute for Women in in Technology is hiring! There are currently three positions available: Development Director, Marketing Manager and Manager, Research and ...

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