@timnitGebru @sharon I eventually stopped doing it because it was so disheartening. In particular, we went to ACM with the survey and said, we have money and infrastructure and we’ll do all the work, we just want you to send this to all the SIGs. They responded: actually can you put together a completely different survey that just counts the number of minorities at ACM conferences? 
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The amount of sweat and blood that I put into making NeurIPS a conference we could attend without being sexually harassed and face rampant racism, both things I had experienced there, and I had seen a difference. -
The amount of sweat and blood that I put into making NeurIPS a conference we could attend without being sexually harassed and face rampant racism, both things I had experienced there, and I had seen a difference.@timnitGebru @sharon we presented our initial results from USENIX conferences and want to eventually create a CoC and reporting system to reduce these behaviors. https://github.com/iyzhang/superhero-network/blob/main/initial-results.pdf
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The amount of sweat and blood that I put into making NeurIPS a conference we could attend without being sexually harassed and face rampant racism, both things I had experienced there, and I had seen a difference.@timnitGebru @sharon is actually working with a psychologist that studies conference harassment. We started an initiative quite a few years ago to measure harassment and discrimination at CS conferences but never managed to get much traction at ACM conferences. https://www.csclimatesurvey.org
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People privileged by the power structures that systemically oppress you will always tell you to fight against your oppression within that system.@jasmine and they will always be upset when you point this out to them.
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Having just read a Guardian article from @timnitGebru, I signed up for a subscription.@awfulwoman @timnitGebru oh no how do I take my donation back
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Having just read a Guardian article from @timnitGebru, I signed up for a subscription.Having just read a Guardian article from @timnitGebru, I signed up for a subscription. Does anyone else have any other suggestions for reliable news sources?
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My secret to being a 10x engineer: a daily lie down.My secret to being a 10x engineer: a daily lie down. It’s the opposite of a daily stand up. If I don’t take a nap with the cats every day I feel bad and my productivity drops. Follow me for more life hacks.