Inclusion Changes What’s Possible

We invite you to re:imagine who innovates, educates, and inspires the technologists of the future. Today’s climate of isolation coupled with amplified demands for racial justice gives us the opportunity to re:think technical cultures both inside and outside our organizations. Re:imagine what it means to be a change leader, and the part we can play in creating a better future.

The articles shared on this blog come from a variety of sources: presentations from NCWIT Conversations for Change: an online thought leadership series; essays first released in re:think magazine; original posts written by the NCWIT Social Science team; and more. We invite you to not just think, but re:think, and delve deeper into the world of biased bots and altruistic algorithms, the role of technology as both a conservative and revolutionary force, Native American experiences and re:claiming narratives, and more. Here’s the common thread: it’s imperative that we examine the human values, assumptions, desires, and worldviews that shape technology and its creators. We have a responsibility to ensure diversity because otherwise, many people are forced to live inside someone else’s vision of the future.

By confronting some hard truths, we can create a world that is more just, more inclusive — a world that enriches our hearts and minds. Let’s use the spirit of inquiry to become more informed and re:think what we believe about technology, inclusion, and culture.

Lucy Sanders
NCWIT CEO and Co-founder

NCWIT’s mission is to increase the influential and meaningful participation of girls and women — at the intersections of race/ethnicity, class, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, and other historically marginalized identities — in the field of computing. We do so by working with more than 1,400 organizations nationwide across the entire computing ecosystem (K-12 though career), helping them make systemic changes within their own organizations.