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Scientific American: On the Value of Empathy, Not Othering
It’s important to understand the temptations that the cheaters felt — the circumstances that made their unethical behaviors seem expedient, or rational, or necessary. Casting cheaters as monsters is...
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Introducing AlterConf Sessions
Over the past year I've been invited to speak at two events1 that really resonated with me. In these spaces we could move beyond diversity 101 topics and start to dig into the root of the issues...
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Less Than or Equal: on marginalization, AlterConf, and classism
I was invited to speak with Aleen Simms about AlterConf, diversity in tech, marginalization, and classism. I enjoyed recording this more than I have any other podcast in the past year, so please give...
View ArticleYou Asked: Why aren't more companies putting their weight behind diversity...
Undervaluing, Underpaying, Underrecognizing Non-white and women leaders who engage in diversity-increasing behaviors in the highest organizational ranks are systematically penalized with lower...
View ArticleLast night you shared a police report I filed against a man who threatened to...
I really prefer not to write personal or current events-type things on my site, but I'm not sure what else to do with this. Trigger/content warnings for harassment, stalking, and threats of violence.4...
View ArticleAshe's favorite books of 2014
This year I made a concerted effort to read books almost exclusively by marginalized people. Below are my top 12 of 2014, in no particular order.With a list this short, you could read just one book a...
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Model View Culture: Social Networking as Peer Surveillance
This piece was originally written for Model View Culture's Surveillance issue in October 2014.Tech news articles preach the dangers of sophisticated programs at startups misusing data we give them,...
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Pagebreak: The Ethics of Unpaid OSS
Thanks to Liz and Niki for talking about my piece, The Ethics of Unpaid Labor and the OSS Community, on their Pagebreak podcast!"You can't tell me that straight, white, cis men are inherently smarter...
View ArticleAshe's favorite books of 2015
I read far fewer books this year than I did last because I had a ton going on in my life, but still came out with some clear favorites. If you weren't around for last year's list, I make a concerted...
View ArticleAshe's favorite books of 2015
I read far fewer books this year than I did last because I had a ton going on in my life, but still came out with some clear favorites. If you weren't around for last year's list, I make a concerted...
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Shop Talk Show: Episode 198 with Ashe Dryden
Thanks to Chris and Dave for having me to talk about AlterConf, Fund Club, and my books!Listen to the podcast on Shop Talk Show
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Polygamer: #38 with Ashe Dryden of AlterConf
In this podcast, Ashe discusses how AlterConf will address global issues of diversity while respecting local values; how the Code of Conduct applies in different cultures; why all AlterConf speakers...
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Gadgette: Interview: Ashe Dryden – programmer, diversity advocate, White...
"Ashe Dryden is a programmer, writer, speaker and White House fellow who’s setting out to make the tech industry all about diversity. Passionate about helping others open doors – no matter their...
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Wired: What Online Communities Can Learn From Twitter’s ‘Block’ Blunder
First, the basics: In case you missed it, Twitter has a feature called “block.” If you block someone on Twitter, that user can no longer interact with you. But Twitter changed the feature from blocking...
View ArticleModel View Culture: We Need Critique in Tech
This piece was originally written for Model View Culture's STATE issue in January 2014.I’ve been a programmer for 13 years. For the most part, I love my work. It’s interesting and different enough...
View ArticleA year+ in: codes of conduct at tech confs
Nearly a year and a half ago, an incident in the Ruby community inspired me to more vocally support and advocate for inclusive, safe, welcoming events in tech. Myself and others started by speaking to...
View ArticleCodes of Conduct 101 + FAQ
Over the past couple years, a larger discussion has been taking place about technical conferences and related events adopting code of conduct/anti-harassment policies. Below are some of the more common...
View ArticleThe Responsibility of "Diversity"
Last week I spoke with the students at Ada Developers Academy, a programming school for women. As much of my regular audience consists of people in positions of power and influence in tech - generally...
View ArticleModel View Culture: Dissent Unheard Of
This piece was originally written for Model View Culture's MYTHOLOGY issue in March 2014.I'm moderately well-known for the disagreements I get into on the internet.I’m working on one of the hardest...
View ArticleWhen it comes to diversity, what does success look like?
I've been doing this work for a while now, and I get asked rather frequently,At what point do you think you'll have succeeded? What does success with diversity advocacy look like?It's a great question....
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