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From YouTube: From Allyship to Sponsorship: Solutions to Design a Diverse and... Yulkendy Valdez, Josuel Plasencia
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From Allyship to Sponsorship: Solutions to Design a Diverse and Inclusive Community, Sponsored by Red Hat - Yulkendy Valdez, Josuel Plasencia
From Allyship to Sponsorship: Solutions to Design a Diverse and Inclusive Community. This session will engage the audience in creating a more diverse and inclusive open-source community. Research undoubtedly shows that investing in diversity and inclusion helps you develop better technology and increases your bottom line. The challenge is how do we get there; and how do we, as individuals, develop the leadership skills required to be part of the solution.
A
B
A
We
run
a
company
called
forefront
in
our
day-to-day.
We
work
with
leaders
such
as
yourself
to
help
you
build
diverse
and
inclusive
communities,
but
we're
super
super
excited
about
this
section,
because
allyship
and
sponsorship
are
the
most
powerful
tools
against
bias,
so
the
work
starts
today
and
we
put
together
an
ambitious
agenda
to
get
you
through
the
definitions
into
through
some
frameworks.
Toolkits,
you
can
start
using
right
after
you
finish,
watching
this
recording.
So
let's
get
to
work.
A
What
is
allyship?
What
is
sponsorship
allyship
is
the
process
of
building
relationships
based
on
trust,
consistency
and
accountability,
with
marginalized
individuals
and
or
groups
of
people.
So
let's,
let's
talk
scholarship
so
often
when
you
think
of
an
ally,
you
might
think
of
this
as
scenario
saturday
night
you're
on
a
train
and
you're
about
to
catch
a
criminal,
still
someone's
wallet
and
so
you're
like
criminal
criminal
and
the
criminal
gets
caught.
Because
of
your
bravery,
are
you
an
ally?
A
Actually,
that's
just
being
a
witness
you're
there,
you
notice
a
bad
event
happening,
and
you
said
something
about
it.
Basic
duty,
as
a
human
being,
an
ally,
is
much
more
than
that.
It's
about
the
proactive
building
of
relationships
you're
actively
having
to
really
work
on
getting
to
know
people
outside
your
circle,
actively
listening
and
being
there
for
them
that
takes
work
and
we'll
show
you
how
to
get
started.
But
secondly,
let's
talk
about
sponsorship.
A
Well,
sponsorship
is
the
ultimate
game
changer
as
a
regards
being
an
ally,
it's
the
ultimate
form,
because
it
directly
impacts
someone's
house's
career
and
sponsor
actively
nominates
people
for
opportunities,
promotion,
races,
you
name
it.
So
if
you
want
to
do
allyship
at
the
highest
level,
you
need
to
become
a
sponsor
and
we'll
also
get
to
talk
about
that
during
this
session.
A
But
let's
dig
deeper
a
little
more,
I
said,
being
an
ally
takes
work.
Well,
it's
because
you're,
using
all
your
senses
as
an
ally,
so
this
is
a
way
to
visually
think
about
it
so
from
using
your
mouth,
your
words
to
speak
against
injustices.
So
if
you're
in
a
meeting
and
someone
says
a
microaggression
to
someone
else
in
the
room,
you
can
say
hey
that
that
wasn't
nice,
here's
the
research-
and
maybe
you
should
read
this
article
or
do
this.
A
If
we
want
to
create
a
more
inclusive
environment
for
our
team,
so
that's
verbally,
you
talking
about
it
and
exercising
our
ship,
but
an
ally
also
digs
deeper
you're.
Like
an
inspector
you're
sniffing
around
anytime,
you
notice,
biases
or
any
gaps
in
the
system,
you're
asking
yourself
why
and
continuously
reflecting.
A
Even
if
the
answers
to
the
questions
you're
asking
hurt,
you
hold
yourself
accountable
because
that's
what
an
ally
does
and
similarly
you're
using
your
eyes
to
make
sure
you're
not
putting
on
blinders
you're
actually
noticing
when
there's
discrimination
happening
when
certain
people
are
not
in
the
room
that
should
be
and
you're
actively
listening
to
those
experiences
that
dove
that
often
don't
get
the
center
stage.
You
have
those
conversations
and
want
to
know
the
experience
about
women
in
technology
or
other
marginalized
communities.
A
Similarly,
you're
always
leading
with
your
heart
right,
your
empathy
and
being
a
leader
that
actively
looks
for
opportunities
to
support
other
people.
You
know
as
an
ally,
you
might
be
out
there
protesting
marching
or
justice
where
you
might
simply
be
advocating
for
a
new
policy
at
work
that
allows
people
to
to
thrive.
So
an
ally
is
really
using
all
the
re,
all
the
resources
to
support
other
people
and
a
sponsor
again,
which
is
the
ultimate
form
of
islandship.
A
A
A
And
you
know
I'm
sure
we
feel
like
we've
done
these
things
before
you're?
Like
I
got
this,
you
know,
I
I'm
I'm
I'm
a
good
person.
I've
done
that
for
people,
but
are
we
doing
that
actively
data
is
showing
that
we're,
not
in
particular,
more
than
80
percent
of
white
employees
see
themselves
as
allies.
A
Yet
if
you
ask
women,
if
you
ask
women
of
color
in
particular,
just
45
percent
of
them
say
they
have
strong
allies
and
with
latinas
in
particular,
55
say
they
have
allies.
So
there's
a
huge
gap
and
you
see
the
same
thing
happening
with
sponsors.
13
of
black
women
have
sponsors.
That
is
a
minimal
number.
The
reason
is,
is
that
sponsors
usually
have
this
mini
me
complex
right?
A
I
want
to
see
a
meeting
me.
I
want
to
be
able
to
support
someone
that
looks
like
me
because
it
reminds
me
of
of
me
my
background
where
I
started,
but
the
reality
is:
if
the
diversity
of
leadership
leadership
is
not
there,
who's
going
to
help
those
other
mini
needs
people
of
color
and
marginalized
communities.
So
as
sponsors,
we
actively
have
to
try
to
support
people
that
are
different
from
us,
not
just
that
are
the
same
and
for
us
you
know,
we
love
the
work
that
we
do
because
we
lived
it.
A
B
Yes,
thank
you,
and
while
the
data
is
important,
the
personal
stories
bring
them
to
life.
On
my
end,
here
I
am
being
thrown
in
the
air
as
a
one-year-old
by
my
father,
but
what
you
may
not
know
when
you
see
josue
now
is
that
I
was
raised
by
a
single
mother
and
my
father
was
incarcerated
and
deported
from
the
united
states
when
I
was
just
a
few
years
old,
limiting
that
photo
to
just
a
memory
and
that's
just
one
aspect
of
my
identity,
I'm
also
a
low-income
first
generation
and
a
person
of
color
growing
up.
B
A
I
was
born
in
a
small
town
in
the
dominican
republic
in
the
caribbean
and
like
many
many
folks
in
search
for
better
life,
my
parents
ended
up
immigrating
to
the
united
states,
so
I
was
separated
from
my
parents
for
a
long
long
time
and
when
I
finally
got
my
visa
to
come
to
the
united
states,
I
was
already
11
and
I
was
put
in
a
world
where
I
didn't
know
any
english.
I
often
felt
like
the
only
one,
but
I
did
have
those
allies
along
the
way.
A
Those
sponsors
that
gave
me
internship
opportunities
gave
me
projects,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
I
ended
up
encountering
a
lot
of
these
labels
and
stigmas.
That,
for
me,
was
just
my
identity,
being
dominican,
being
afro-latina
being
a
woman,
but
for
some
others,
they've
read
it
as
as
as
stereotypes
as
stigmas
of
things
to
fight
against,
and
so
I
for
me
and
and
for
josue.
We
ended
up
doing
this
work
and
leaving
the
workplace
because
we
knew
there
was
a
better
way.
A
There
was
a
better
way
to
be
allies
and
sponsors,
especially
to
the
next
generation.
I
take
you
through
a
very
recent
example.
You
don't
the
reason
I
left
work
was
because
of
the
police
brutality
that
I
witnessed
in
the
communities-
and
I'm
sure
you
heard
this
past
year
about
the
black
lives
matter.
Movement
take
on
the
global
stage
as
people
as
allies
got
in
the
streets
to
create
better
relationships
between
the
police
and
communities
of
color,
especially
the
black
community.
Well
see
that
happened
to
me.
A
While
I
was
at
work-
and
I
remember
crying
and
not
having
anyone
to
speak
about
this,
I
wish
I
had
an
ally
who
would
have
taken
me
on
a
walk
or
invited
me
to
a
meal
and
simply
listen
to
my
experiences
and
my
stories.
So
these
are
things
that
will
continuously
play
out
and
it'll
be
up
to
us
to
bring
out
our
allyship
to
bring
out
our
sponsorship
to
actively
be
there
for
someone.
A
So
that
brings
you
in
to
the
conversation.
Where
do
you
play
in
this
world?
What
does
your
identity
tell
you
about
the
way
you
can
give
fellowship
and
sponsorship
and
the
way
you
also
receive
it
right
in
some
cases
where
allies?
In
some
cases
we
receive
values,
in
some
cases,
we're
sponsors
and,
in
some
cases,
we're
proteges
where
folks
that
are
either
at
the
given
in
or
the
receiving
end,
it's
a
very
reciprocal
relationship,
but
let
me
take
you
through
a
a
model
that
might
explain
how
this
system
really
works.
A
So,
as
you
see
here,
you
see,
coins
see
money,
we're
all
born
with
a
bag
of
coins.
You
know,
and
the
question
is
not
how
much
money
we
have,
but
are
we
heads
or
tails
how
many
heads
and
tails
do
you
have
in
your
bag
which
one's
better?
Well,
we
we
heard
this
before
you
know
heads
you
win
tails
you
lose,
you
don't
want
to
be
in
the
tail
end
of
the
stick
right.
A
A
A
So
what
we
see
usually
in
most
societies
is
that
people,
at
the
top
of
the
coin,
that
experience
privilege,
are
white
young,
educated
men
at
the
bottom
of
the
coin.
You
often
see
women,
lgbtq
immigrants,
low
income,
folks
under
resource
folks
and
the
reality
is
it
hurts
to
see
it
that
the
system
works
like
that.
But
again,
that's
why
allies
and
sponsors
are
important,
because,
just
like
josue
mentioned
just
by
working
hard
enough,
we
don't
have
we
don't.
We
do
not
all
have
equal
resources
to
get
there.
A
We
need
allies
and
sponsors
along
the
way
to
help
us
rebalance
the
scale
rebalance
the
system
to
take
you
through
what
that
process
looks
like
of
really
looking
at
your
bag
of
coins
that
you
were
given
at
birth.
We
call
it
you
gotta
empty
your
bag
of
coins,
you
gotta,
let
go
of
all
these
things.
We
carry
the
power,
the
privilege,
the
oppression
and
start
to
really
understand
where
you
play
across
different
systems.
So
josue.
What
has
it
been
like
to
empty
your
bag
of
coins.
B
B
But
for
me
it
is
important
and
in
my
journey
I
am
still
coming
to
terms
and
struggling
with
this
journey,
but
the
more
I
get
out
there
and
I
tell
my
story-
and
I
share
where
I
come
from
the
more
comfortable.
I
can
be
coming
to
terms
with
my
privilege,
with
my
gender,
due
to
my
current
immigration
status
as
an
american
and
also
come
to
terms
with
some
of
the
challenges
that
I
have
in
details.
A
Thank
you
for
sharing
that
and-
and
you
know,
I'm
sure
that,
for
you
just
went
similar
to
myself
because
of
those
tales.
Sometimes
we
didn't
feel
like
we
deserve
that
level
of
sponsorship.
You
know
we
internalize
our
oppression
to
the
point
that
we
think
we
didn't
deserve
access
to
those
things.
So
that's
when
allies
really
come
in
to
make
someone
else
feel
like
they
belong,
feel
value,
but
to
do
that
to
hold
yourself
accountable,
you
have
to
empty
your
bag
of
coins
too.
So,
obviously,
this
is
just
a
recording.
A
So
in
your
own
time
do
me
a
favor
pause
the
video
here
and
do
the
same
exercise
run
through
each
identity
category
and
ask
yourself
as
a
regards
to
race.
Are
you
heads
or
tails
as
a
regards
to
your
gender?
Are
you
heads
or
tail
and
really
come
to
terms
with
how
your
identity
plays
into
this
big
system
and
hold
yourself
accountable
for
those
identities,
as
you
give
allyship
give
sponsorship
as
well
as
receive
it?
Let
me
give
you
a
specific
example
of
why
that
helps
you.
A
A
You
start
by
asking
yourself
as
a
regards
to
salary
negotiation,
this
system
of
salary
compensation,
my
heads,
or
am
I
in
the
tailwind,
so
someone
like
me
is
definitely
at
the
tail
end
data
says
black
women
get
paid
the
less
in
the
workplace
right
for
the
same
amount
of
work,
but
if
you're
listening
to
this
and
you're
either
male
in
particular,
or
you're,
a
white
male
or
you're
educated.
To
a
certain
extent,
you
might
need
more
on
the
heads,
so
there
you
say.
A
Actually
I
have
an
opportunity
to
help
here,
because
I
have
privileges.
I
have
advantages
in
this
conversations.
I
did
not
earn
it,
but
just
because
the
system
works.
So,
okay,
great,
you
know
where
you
are
in
the
system.
You
decided
to
help.
You
want
to
be
an
ally.
What
do
you
do?
Well,
one
thing
you
can
do
in
this
case
is
demonstrate.
Transparency
around
your
own
salary
can
be
scary
right.
A
Money
is
we
don't
talk
about
it
right,
but
in
this
case
to
be
an
ally,
transparency
is
key,
and
you
can
also
ask
your
friends,
your
colleagues,
to
do
the
same
because
the
more
you,
the
more
allies
you
have
for
a
specific
scenario,
the
more
effective
you're
going
to
be
and
why.
Why
is
important?
Because
if
this
colleague
that
you
have
sees
your
salary
and
you
have
the
same
role,
they
can
advocate
to
get
the
same
salary
as
you
to
another
level.
A
Again,
if
you're
using
your
nose,
your
sniffing
senses,
if
you're
using
really
taking
those
blinders
off
you're,
going
to
ask
questions,
you
want
to
facilitate
a
conversation,
you
want
to
do
your
research
and
invite
your
leadership
to
be
part
of
it
and
say:
hey.
Let's
talk
about
pay
equity
and
why
it's
important
for
me,
even
though
you're,
not
the
one
getting
paid
less
in
your
case,
pay
equity
might
be
important
because
you
know
your
colleagues
are
going
to
be
more
productive,
they're
going
to
make
it
easier
for
you.
A
You
might
have
family
members
friends
who
experience
the
same
things
so
you're
putting
yourself
in
their
shoes.
And
lastly,
you
can
even
coach
your
colleague
on
salary,
negotiation,
best
practices,
what
has
worked
for
you
and
you
can
share
that
in
their
journey.
Well,
let's
say
you
are
ready
for
the
next
level
up
right.
You
want
to
be
a
sponsor,
so
a
sponsor
again
you're
putting
your
money
where
your
mouth
is
so
you're
actually
saying.
I
see
the
system
is
not
working.
What
can
I
do
so?
A
If
you're
a
manager
position,
that's
easy,
you
can
just
make
sure
that
their
job
offer
or
their
race
is
equitable.
So
you
can
actually
sign
on
that.
But
let's
say
you're
not
you
can
simply
pay
for
for
a
course
and
give
it
as
a
gift
for
a
salary
negotiation
course
again.
This
is
what
being
an
ultimate
ally
means.
It
takes
money,
takes
resources
and
energy,
but
that's
what
it
takes
to
balance
the
scale.
A
B
B
Well,
we
want
to
propose
a
way
and
it's
to
start
with
that
may
sound
familiar,
because
it
sounds
similar
to
a
traditional
framework
that
we've
seen
out
here
that
was
popularized
by
simon
sinek,
where
he
saw
that
the
trends
of
successful
leaders
and
successful
companies
is
to
start
with
their.
Why
and
their
purpose.
B
But
we
want
to
challenge
you
to
prioritize
your
who
over
your.
Why
and
here's
why?
No
pun
intended,
we
all
exist
in
a
series
of
relationships,
our
relationship
with
ourselves,
our
internalized
relationship,
our
relationship
with
others,
interpersonal
relationships
and
then
the
relationships
of
the
institutions
that
we
take
a
part
of
whether
that's
a
school,
whether
that's
a
company,
whether
that's
public
health
institution,
a
bank
etc.
B
And
then
we
participate
in
systemic
relationships
which
are
the
governing
bodies
of
all
of
these
different
institutions.
When
they
come
together
and
specific
to
us
in
the
open
source
community,
they
are
the
different
open
source
communities
that
we
are
part
of
some
of
them
listed
here
within
all
of
these
groups
and
networks
and
networks
of
relationships.
B
Different
experiences,
I
mean
you
can
share
a
little
bit
of
our
experiences,
our
heads
and
tails
our
identities,
but
we
just
cracked
the
surface
and
not
only
is
there
a
huge
diversity
of
experiences,
but
we
experience
these
identities
in
very
different
ways
or
some
we
may
emphasize
personally
some
identities
over
others.
We
may
think
about
some
parts
of
our
identities
over
others.
B
B
Here
is
one
example
of
that
using
an
identity
will
so
we
ask
you
not
start
with
why,
but
actually
start
with
who
make
that
deep
reflection
about
your
own
identities,
your
own
bag
of
coins,
and
also
do
the
same
for
others
and
listen,
take
time
to
listen
to
others
and
understand
who
they
are
and
where
they're
coming
from.
Ultimately,
this
is
going
to
make
you
a
better
and
more
effective
leader.
B
B
B
B
A
Now
we
went
through
a
couple
of
great
frameworks,
emptying
your
bag
of
coins
and
start
with
who
these
frameworks
take
a
long
time.
It's
a
journey
to
reflect
on
our
identities,
build
relationships,
our
side,
our
circle,
it
takes
humility,
vulnerability,
enjoy
the
process,
it's
not
essential
to
get
it
right
immediately.
But
what
is
important
is
that
you
do
go
through
that
process,
so
you
can
become
a
better
ally
and
sponsor.
But
let's
say
what
is
something
you
can
start
right
now
to
at
least
start
practicing.
A
What
allyship
and
sponsorship
looks
like
so
for
the
last
part
of
this
presentation,
we're
gonna
leave
you
with
three
takeaways
all
right,
starting
with
number
one
create
allyship
and
sponsorship
intentional
goals,
so
we
all
go
through
career
planning.
We
make
our
goals
for
the
year.
We
recommend
that
you
add
one
around
allyship
and
sponsorship.
A
It
can
be
as
simple
as
I
want
to
invite
three
people
to
my
home
for
dinner,
to
start
building
those
relationships
and
extending
my
network.
Why
dinner?
Why
something
personal?
Why
something
fun
because
remember
these
relationships
are
based
on
trust,
so
you
can
call
yourself
a
good
ally
or
a
sponsor
unless
you
know
who
you're
trying
to
support
and
help.
Let's
see
another
example,
as
a
regards
to
allyship,
you
can
say
I
want
to
push
for
my
company
to
create
a
more
robust
parental
leave
policy.
A
This
is
a
great
goal:
you're
actively
shaping
the
future
of
your
company
and
affecting
the
policy.
That's
what
allies
do,
but,
let's
say
you're
not
as
passionate
about
parental
leave
policy,
even
though
it's
a
very
important
issue.
It
can
be
about
anything
but
writing
specific
goals
helps
you
become
a
better
ally.
Let's
see
one
around
sponsorship.
A
Awesome
sponsorship
remembers
actively
promoting
someone,
so
you
can
have
a
goal
to
at
least
promote
one
emerging
leader
in
your
team
and,
let's
say,
you're,
not
a
manager
yet
you're,
not
in
a
position
of
power,
but
you
have
a
very
close
relationship
to
that
decision
maker.
So
you
can
actively
recommend
someone.
Vet
them
speak
highly
of
them,
so
they
have
a
higher
chance
of
getting
that
promotion.
So
you
still
can
be
a
sponsor
for
someone
now.
Let's
take
it
away
to
take
away
number
two.
B
B
Even
today,
erasure
of
history
has
led
to
irresponsible
design
and
many
and
in
many
ways
is
influencing
when
we
see
the
lack
of
diversity
in
the
open
source
community.
Today,
for
example,
only
less
than
seven
percent
of
tech
professionals
in
europe
are
women,
and
when
we
look
at
open
source
users
according
to
a
github
survey,
they
are
95
male
and
open
source
users
and
develop
employers
according
to
a
github
survey
identified
as
16
percent,
racial
and
or
ethnic
minorities.
B
B
B
That
is
the
reality
that
we
also
have
to
fix
that
we're
far
from
getting
to
where
we
need
to
be,
and
that
is
coming
against
the
trends.
The
world
is
becoming
much
more
diverse.
Africa
is
the
world's
most
emerging
and
fast
growing
continent
and
there's
a
shift.
We
talk
about
china,
but
in
200
and
200,
the
biggest
countries
in
the
world
are
actually
going
to
be
india
and
nigeria.
B
A
Last
but
not
least,
let's
aim
for
sponsorship
over
allyship.
Remember.
Sponsorship
is
the
ultimate
level
of
allyship,
and
it's
because
research
tell
us
that
those
that
have
sponsors
stay
in
their
company
longer.
They
believe
they
have
someone
that
is
really
really
advocating
for
their
career,
so
being
a
sponsor
goes
a
long
way.
So,
let's
not
get
comfortable
being
an
ally.