Additional Axes of Discrimination and Inclusion In Tech

Please listen to the Planet Money podcast: "Caste Arrives in Silicon Valley".

Next read "Cutting 'Old Heads' at IBM" by by Peter Gosselin and Ariana Tobin, ProPublica and Mother Jones

Finally read, "Ableism, technoableism, and future AI" by Ashley Shew, in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Here are some things you might want to think about in your reflection:

• What responsibility do US companies have to be aware of systems of oppression that exist primarily in other countries, and make sure those systems of oppression are not perpetuated here in the US?
• Why is age is valued in most professions, but is often less valued in tech?
• Why is ageism a critical issue for the tech industry to confront?
• How can technologies perpetuate ableism, and what can be done to avoid ableism in tech?
• What other issues of discrimination are you concerned about in tech?
• What other questions do you have from the readings? What were you surprised about? What interested you, or felt particularly important?