Nowadays, despite centuries of striving for equality, women still face higher levels of
discrimination compared to men in nearly every aspect of life. Recently, this systemic …

Background: Humor is a fundamental part of human communication, with prior work linking
positive humor in the workplace to positive outcomes, such as improved performance and …

Contemporary software development organizations are dominated by straight males and
lack diversity. As a result, people from other demographic such as women and LGBTQ+ …

Social inclusion is a fundamental feature of thriving societies. This paper first investigates
barriers for social inclusion in online Software Engineering (SE) communities, by identifying …

Toxicity on GitHub can severely impact Open Source Software (OSS) development
communities. To mitigate such behavior, a better understanding of its nature and how …

The software development community, largely dominated by male developers, frequently
exhibits instances of sexism and misogyny. While efforts have been made to automatically …

Ethnic diversity is the expression of diversity one finds within a single entity (a business, a
team, a community, or a country). A person's ethnicity usually includes beliefs, nationality …

Embora a igualdade de género seja um direito humano, continuam a existir situações onde
os indivíduos são discriminados com base no seu género. Numa sociedade onde a mulher …