Blatant Gender Discrimination in the Agile Community - Dana James-Edwards | 2026

Blatant Gender Discrimination in the Agile Community - Dana James-Edwards | 2026

Author: Women in Agile Org sponsored by Scrum.org September 23, 2020 Duration: 42:27
Dana James-Edwards is an agilist through-and-through. She is leveraging her talent in this area as she transitions her career focus solely towards enabling companies to come to grips with what it takes to truly enable diversity and inclusion.   This kind of conversation is the reason we launched this podcast, to give voice to the stories of women who are still discriminated against in our agile community. James-Edwards, herself a black woman with years of experience working in technology, shares a heart-wrenching example of an organization she encountered just this year where women working as agile coaches “were being put in the corner, were being put in the backseat, were being disrespected, were being overlooked for promotions.”   She also gives advice for how to catalyze change in your own organization.   “There was a period where being black took a backseat to being female.”  Leslie Morse hosts.  The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared. Podcast Library: solutionsiq.com/womeningile Women in Agile website: womeninagile.org Connect with us on social media!LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/Twitter: twitter.com/womeninagileorg

Hosted by the Women in Agile Org and sponsored by Scrum.org, Women in Agile creates a necessary space for conversations often left out of mainstream business dialogues. This isn't about theory alone; it's about the lived experiences, challenges, and triumphs of professionals navigating agile environments. Each episode brings forward personal stories and practical insights from a diverse range of voices, exploring how inclusive practices fundamentally shape better teams, products, and company cultures. You'll hear honest discussions that intersect with career development, organizational change, and the broader societal shifts impacting the workplace. Tuning into this podcast means accessing a vital resource for anyone committed to building more effective and humane ways of working. The focus remains on amplifying perspectives that drive real progress, grounded in the belief that a multiplicity of ideas leads to stronger outcomes for everyone involved. Listen for candid interviews and reflective conversations that go beyond the buzzwords to examine what it truly means to foster agility and equity in business today.
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