#GAReads | Tech Tools to Measure and Increase Racial and Gender Diversity

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“Tech Tools to Measure and Increase Racial and Gender Diversity”:

In early July, GenderAvenger (GA), the nonprofit initiative dedicated to increasing the representation of women in public conversations, released an updated version of the GA Tally app, to put more emphasis on women of color.

The GA Tally allows users to count the number of women and women of color who are given a voice, including the number of those appearing on conference panels, as keynote speakers, and in other places. “In this time of social change, our team explored how we could modify the GA Tally to challenge event organizers, best-of list-makers, and conversation hosts everywhere to ensure that the voices of women of color are included all the time,” according to the GA website. “Otherwise, we will continue to have a public dialog that is incomplete.”

Read Barbara Palmer’s full article at PCMA’s Convene Magazine here…

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