Diversity

Is there a self-employment gap in WordPress event attendance?

Dan Knauss

September 22, 2022

Drawing on a gender gap at WCUS noticed by Women in WP, Rob Howard thinks there might be a "self-employment penalty" on conference attendance that disproportionately affects women. There's a lot of speculation in this article, but it's a subject…

DEI = Salary Transparency

Dan Knauss

September 16, 2022

BusinessCareers

https://twitter.com/dimensionmedia/status/1568670894939344897 @Stratacomm again: Biggest applause line of @camikaos DEIB talk: “In order to have equity, we have to have salary transparency.” #WCUS @Piccia digs deep into that very subject this week at Post Status.

Is there a self-employment gap in WordPress event attendance?

Dan Knauss

September 9, 2022

BusinessCareers

Post Status Excerpt (No. 66) — What Does It Mean To Contribute To WordPress?

Dan Knauss

August 26, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

How do we give back? We all want a community of creativity, cooperation, and contribution — how do we get there?

Post Status Excerpt (No. 65) — How We Talk When We Talk About WordPress

Dan Knauss

August 19, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

What's it like to enter the WordPress community media space, especially as the editor of a publication with many voices, personalities, and perspectives?

Post Status Excerpt (No. 63) — Pay Transparency, Mutual Respect, and the Community We Need

Dan Knauss

August 11, 2022

BusinessCareers

This week, Ny relates some personal experiences where pay transparency was lacking and the impact it can have on workplace cultures. This leads into a discussion of pay transparency in the hiring process — how it matters to everyone but especially job seekers who are black, indigenous, and other people of color.

Building and Sustaining the WordPress Community Through Mentorship — Post Status Draft 123

Dan Knauss

August 3, 2022

DraftPlanet

For Nyasha Green, a healthy tech community prioritizes mentoring. She credits her mentors with helping her find her place in WordPress. How well does your part of the WordPress ecosystem support mentorship? Can we make mentoring a key way people contribute to WordPress's future?

Join the Incident Response Team

Dan Knauss

July 8, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

The now-forming Incident Response Team (IRT) is a community-led effort to help us all build and sustain a culture around WordPress that is healthy, inclusive, and safe. Angela Jin is calling for your nominations for a diverse group of people who can contribute by serving on the IRT.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 61) — Empathy, Understanding, And Being An Ally

David Bisset

June 29, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

Why is it hard to help underrepresented people get their footing in the WordPress community? How can our interactions support inclusion?

Not Dead Yet! Just Mostly Dead?

Dan Knauss

June 17, 2022

DesignPlanet

Gutenberg 13.4 • Learning FSE sooner rather than later • Gutenberg in Tumblr and Day One • WordCamps and the vitality of the WordPress community • AUS WordPress community only mostly dead? • Get SEO Schema graphs • Web font loading geek out • PHP is 28! • PHP namespaces and autoloaders • You can work anywhere... why not Cleveland? • North Commerce — faster than the rest? • and more...

Post Status Notes #497

David Bisset

May 6, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

WordPress is 19! • WP 6.0 news and Beta 4 release. • JetPack 10.9 • BuddyPress Rewrites 1.1.0 • Simple Local Avatars 2.3.0 • InMotion funds WCUS scholarships • RSS and Blogging FTW • Wishlist Member acquired • New leadership team at Yoast • and the rest of your weekly WP news roundup!

Post Status Excerpt (No. 56) — BlackPress: Bringing More Creators into the WordPress Community

David Bisset

April 28, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

BlackPress is for people of Black African descent in the WordPress community to help increase their numbers and representation with a network for support and learning.

How should you explain gaps in your résumé and work history?

Dan Knauss

April 22, 2022

CareersGet Hired Blog

I spent the better part of 10-15 years as the at-home parent for 4 girls. LinkedIn allows gaps in your career to be noted now. Good idea?

Post Status Excerpt (No. 51) — Comparing the Drupal and WordPress Communities with Amy June Hineline

David Bisset

March 21, 2022

HostingPlanet

Amy June Hineline shares the lessons she thinks WordPress can learn from Drupal’s relationship with its contributors and open source.

WordFest Rocks!

Lindsey Miller

March 4, 2022

Post Status Team Blog

I had the pleasure of emceeing part of WordFest today, and it was a wonderful reminder about how strong our community is. The diversity of thoughts and conversations is always inspiring.