Allyship in the Workplace

Allyship in the Workplace:

Being a good ally is something anyone can do, and we want to help grow the community of allies.

Join us for a panel discussion as we cover -

• How to be a good ally
• The difference between allyship and sponsorship
• Stories of how we’ve seen allyship make a difference

If you have a friend, partner or colleague who is interested in learning more about allyship and improving their skills as an ally, please feel free to bring them along to this event.

Our event tonight is inspired by a blog written by Matt Shepherd: I’m a straight, white, cis-gendered man in tech. How can I be a good ally to underrepresented groups?

✨ AGENDA ✨
5:30pm - Intro and chats
5:45pm - Matt Shepherd introduction
5:50pm - Allyship in the Workplace: a panel discussion
6:45pm - Wrap-up, questions and more chats!
🙏Thank you to ThoughtWorks for sponsoring us!

🎤Speaker bio: Ann Mwangi
Ann Mwangi has prior experience as a developer, consultant and tech trainer She is currently an engineering manager at Octopus deploy. She is a great supporter of increasing diversity in tech and empowering diverse people to up-skill and gain confidence in their work. Her efforts have included mentoring and training women in diverse programs and speaking on different platforms.

🎤Speaker bio: Sammy Herbert
Sammy’s the Head of Developer Experience at SixPivot, an Australian based consultancy specialising in .NET application development and cloud consulting. Sammy works with executives to redefine best practices for software developers. She works on everything to do with improving the developer experience from research, strategy, testing and trying again. Working a spectrum of initiatives from internal mentoring all the way to 4-day work weeks; Sammy and her work have been recognised in AFR's Best Places to Work in Technology and won numerous awards in employee flexibility and diversity & inclusion.

🎤Speaker bio: Matt Shepherd
Matt Shepherd is an Engineering Manager at Octopus Deploy, having previously worked as a full-stack software engineer and technical lead at a range of UK companies. Matt is passionate about lending privilege in order to increase diversity, equity and inclusion for underrepresented groups within the technology industry.

✨ FAQS ✨
❔ Where is the online event link?
The zoom event link will be shared 1 hour before the event, via Meetup, to all those who have RSVP'd YES to this event, as well as in the comments below. Please make sure to check your emails, including spam folder, for a message from Meetup after 4.30pm (AEST).
❕Pls note - you will need to sign-in to the zoom event with the email address that is registered to your meetup account.

❔Will there be food?
As we are all remote - make yourself comfortable! Have some snacks, maybe even dinner, and as always any drink of choice!

❔Will the session be recorded?
No — we want it to be a safe and inclusive place for all to speak openly, recording the meeting might make attendees uncomfortable.

❔Is the meeting accessible?
We're using Zoom (screen reader accessible), with live automatic captions (Version: 5.4.7, or above, transcripts are not saved). If you have any access requirements, please contact the organisers.

✨ Code of conduct ✨
Women Who Code (WWCode) is dedicated to providing an empowering experience for everyone who participates in or supports our community, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, ability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion or socioeconomic status. Our events are intended to inspire women to excel in technology careers, and anyone who is there for this purpose is welcome. Because we value the safety and security of our members and strive to have an inclusive community, we do not tolerate harassment of members or event participants in any form. Our Code of Conduct (http://bit.ly/wwcode-code-of-conduct) applies to all events run by Women Who Code, Inc. If you would like to report an incident or contact our leadership team, please submit an incident report form (http://bit.ly/wwcode-incident-form).