Designing For Intersectional Inclusion With Frieda McAlear

Leading With Empathy & Allyship

In this episode, Melinda Briana Epler, Founder & CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), and Frieda McAlear, Senior Research Associate at the Kapor Center, talk about “Designing For Intersectional Inclusion.” Frieda described what we can do to redress the lack of Native American representation in Computer Science while applying an intersectional lens. She'll also share principles we can use in our workplaces and communities to improve inclusion.

About Frieda

Frieda McAlear is the Senior Research Associate, where she brings her skills as a social science researcher and her passion for working with and for marginalized and underrepresented communities, at the Kapor Center. She has nearly a decade of experience managing projects, developing evaluation and research methodology and building nonprofit technology capacity with socially progressive organizations in the Bay Area, Europe, and Southern Africa.

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