Women in Technology Media Discussion Group

The purpose of this book club is to provide a professional development opportunity to Stanford WIT members and allies interested in learning about new topics and continuing conversations from WIT programs. Focused questions will provide a structure for safe discussions around sensitive issues related to gender in technology and leadership. Book club meetings will also provide an additional networking opportunity for WIT members.

All discussion groups meet via Zoom. Please register in advance. Details and instructions for joining the Zoom meeting will be sent the day before the discussion group.

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• Everyone has an equal voice.
• Listen for understanding.
• Assume good will.
• Suspend judgment.
• Create a brave space for candid conversations. (A “brave space” is one in which people can take risks and speak candidly, but also one in which people who need to say “that hurt my feelings” can also say so.)
• Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
• Share air time.
• Ask questions.
• If you are offended or uncomfortable, say so, and say why.
• It’s OK to disagree, but don’t personalize. No name calling or stereotyping.
• Speak for yourself, not for others.
• What’s said here stays here other than broad themes – protect identities and people’s stories.
• Share responsibility for making this dialogue work.

Source: http://web.apsanet.org/teachingcivicengagement/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/Establishing-Ground-Rules-for-Political-Discussion.pdf