Creating Inclusive Workspaces with Amy Weidner

"Companies have to have zero tolerance for racism. Zero tolerance for sexism. Zero tolerance for homophobia." - Amy Weidner

Amy is a DE&I Program Manager at Twitter with an extensive experience in recruitment. In this episode, Lina and Amy discuss privilege sharing, culture fit vs. culture add, and how we can improve our workspaces.

Find Amy on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amweidner/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/amyweid

Mentioned articles and resources:

• Avoiding the Culture Trap: https://designingforscale.com/avoiding-the-culture-trap/
• Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: https://hbr.org/2013/08/why-do-so-many-incompetent-men
• Lina's Inclusion Matters article series: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/inclusion/
• Rooney Rule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooney_Rule
• Akala on Black on Black violence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soim1n4nFaQ&ab_channel=TheGuardian 

Book recommendations:

•  "Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race" by Renni Eddo-Lodge

Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases

Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/buggylina
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/

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