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Diversity and Inclusion

If we want to build products people love and to run successful businesses, being diverse and inclusive is vital — not to mention it's simply the right thing to do. As product managers, we spend most of our time involved in developing products that we ourselves don’t use. That's why multiple viewpoints and experience are so important — they lead to innovative decision making and development. What's more, diverse teams ultimately build more relevant products — products that impact the bottom line.

How accessibility users drive better product development

How accessibility users drive better product development

Karina Bairamova

What burnout taught me: Lessons from product managers

What burnout taught me: Lessons from product managers

Lucy Skoulding

Embracing diversity is product management

Embracing diversity is product management

In this article, Ronke Majekodunmi, Product Leader at Apple, highlights the critical importance of diversity and inclusion in product management.

Ronke Majekodumni

Black History Month: Our favourite lessons from from Black Product Leaders at #mtpcon

Black History Month: Our favourite lessons from from Black Product Leaders at #mtpcon

Louron Pratt

How do bias and inequality hold back female product managers?

How do bias and inequality hold back female product managers?

Eira Hayward

Diversity in tech, Imposter Syndrome, and Leadership: Meri Williams (CTO, Pleo)

Diversity in tech, Imposter Syndrome, and Leadership: Meri Williams (CTO, Pleo)

Louron Pratt

Case study: Developing Mattr Social, a different kind of dating product

Case study: Developing Mattr Social, a different kind of dating product

We talk to the team at startup Mattr Social about how they've developed the features and algorithms behind the dating app

Eira Hayward

Let's hear it for the women working in product

Let's hear it for the women working in product

In celebration of International Women’s Day we’ve rounded up some recent seminal #mtpcon talks given by a few of the many outstanding women working in product management.

Eira Hayward

Growing financial products and fostering diversity at Barclays with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy

Growing financial products and fostering diversity at Barclays with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy

Louron Pratt

Building diverse products: A conversation with Annie Jean-Baptiste, product leader at Google

Building diverse products: A conversation with Annie Jean-Baptiste, product leader at Google

Annie Jean-Baptiste is Head of Product Inclusion at Google, working at the large tech company for over a decade. We caught up with her to find out about her experiences of leading products at Google, and her views on how people can inspire diversity in their workplaces.

Louron Pratt

SUNDAY REWIND: Is inclusive design enough? by Julian Thompson

SUNDAY REWIND: Is inclusive design enough? by Julian Thompson

This week’s Sunday Rewind is an #mtpcon Digital session from 2020 in which Julian Thompson, founder of Rooted by Design, explores the question of whether inclusive design is enough.

Eira Hayward

SUNDAY REWIND: Creating cognitively diverse teams by Rakhi Rajani

SUNDAY REWIND: Creating cognitively diverse teams by Rakhi Rajani

This week’s Sunday Rewind takes us back to a 2020 #MTPEngage Manchester talk from psychologist Rakhi Rajani on creating cognitively diverse teams.

Eira Hayward