diversity Archives

Business Practices

Writing a Gender-Neutral Job Description for Developers

Women and men tend to have different ways of communicating, and many software job descriptions are unconsciously aimed at men.

Evolving the Industry

Volunteering at Hour of Code

Our job was to encourage and guide students through what was, for many of them, their first formal introduction to computer science.

Business Practices

Diversity for Diversity’s Sake? – 9 Reasons We Want to Be Gender Diverse

There are many benefits of diversity – for society, for people who have historically been disenfranchised. It's also great for your company and bottom line.

Evolving the Industry

How to Fight Unconscious Bias & Become a Better Ally

Putting an unbiased foot forward and demonstrating equal treatment is how you lead in building a tech society that carries less unconscious bias overall.

Workplace

Nature Matters – Insights on Biomimicry

Biomimicry instructs us to build from the bottom up, self-assemble, optimize rather than maximize, use free energy and cross-pollinate.

Evolving the Industry

Why Workplace Gender Diversity Matters

Workplace diversity is important for understanding our clients, creating innovative products, and improving our bottom line.

Communities

Atomic Object ❤s Girl Develop It

Atomic Object is a proud sponsor of Girl Develop It Detroit, which provides mentorship and instruction to women interested in software development.

Growing as Makers

Women and the Software Industry: The Truth about Stereotypes, Retention, and the Gender Gap

How stereotype threat keeps women from staying in the software industry, and how we can fight it with education, encouragement, and networking.

Evolving the Industry

Why There’s No One Named Ruby Programming in Ruby

AO BitCamp: doing our part to address gender inequity in the STEM fields.

Evolving the Industry

Diversity – A Powerful Force for Innovation

Scott Page's book: The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies offers a compelling argument for diversity as a powerful force fo