2. Hi, I’m Alex
Public Cloud Product Adoption Lead
Content strategist
Software engineer
Community manager
First generation migrant and college grad
Unicorn Lover @AlexandraMMR
Tech lover from
1994
4. Women and men both do not like women
that promote themselves
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Source: Rudman, Laurie A. "Self-promotion as a risk factor for women: the costs and benefits of
counterstereotypical impression management." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 74.3 (1998): 629
5. Race, gender, age, ability, and other
identity-based stereotypes can impact our
perception about a person’s competence and
ability and lead to biases we don’t recognize
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Source: Andreoletti, C., Leszczynski, J. P., & Disch, W. B. (2015). Gender, race, and age: The content of
compound stereotypes across the life span. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
6. Diversity has business impact:
53% greater performance with women board directors
35% greater financial returns with racial/ethnic diversity
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Source: Accenture. (2019). Equality = Innovation. Getting to Equal 2019: Creating a culture that drives innovation. Catalyst, A. (2007): The bottom Line: corporate
performance and women's representation on boards. Hunt, Vivian, Layton, Dennis and Prince, Sara.(2015): Diversity Matters. McKinsey & Company
23. @AlexandraMMR
Choose the one that feels the most true
● What happened?
● How did I behave?
● How did it make me feel?
● What did I learn about myself?
3 mins
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● How did it feel to write it?
● Do you want to share it?
● How do you feel sharing your wins?
12 mins