This SAP Concur blog post covers the 2018 Lesbians Who Tech Summit, emphasizing diversity and inclusion. The summit set speaker goals of 50% women of color and 10% trans and gender non-conforming professionals. The community has over 30,000 members in 39 cities. The article also discusses SAP's hiring philosophy of 'culture adds' over 'culture fits'.
A SAP Concur blog post discusses intersectionality as a corporate strength during Pride month. It defines intersectionality as the systemic oppression and discrimination arising from overlapping social identities such as race, gender, sexuality, and class. The author, a first-generation immigrant with Latino, Central Native American, and European background, an LGBTQ+ community member, and child of a U.S. military veteran, explains how an intersectional perspective fosters empathy, self-awareness of bias, and identification of planning blind spots. The article recommends storytelling in interviews to let candidates present their authentic selves and stresses recognizing conscious and uncons…
A SAP Concur blog post announces that SAP is returning to the Lesbians Who Tech Summit. Founded by Leanne Pittsford in 2012, the summit is the largest gathering of LGBTQ professionals in the world, with a community of 50,000 LGBTQ women, trans and non-binary people, queer women of color, and allies. Approximately 80% of speakers are queer women, 50% women of color, 25% black and latinx, and 15% transgender and gender non-conforming. Michelle Grover, SAP Concur VP of Software Development, will speak on March 2 at the Main Stage Castro Theater on 'From Green Books to Neighborhood Safety Scores: Innovative Ways to Find Safe Spaces.' The post also profiles Bharat Sri Vardhan, a data scientist w…