{"id":107576,"date":"2020-01-17T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/356796"},"modified":"2020-01-17T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:55:00","slug":"gdc-2020-offers-practical-tips-on-hiring-and-keeping-women-leaders-in-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/17\/gdc-2020-offers-practical-tips-on-hiring-and-keeping-women-leaders-in-games\/","title":{"rendered":"GDC 2020 offers practical tips on hiring and keeping women leaders in games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s never been more vital for game makers to make active, sustained efforts to diversify their leadership teams, and at the <a href=\"https:\/\/gdconf.com\/?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">Game Developers Conference<\/a> in March you&#8217;ll get the latest tips and tools to do so!<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the GDC 2020&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/conference\/game-production?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">Production &amp; Team Management track<\/a> talk &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/schedule.gdconf.com\/session\/diversify-your-kingdom-a-toolkit-for-more-women-in-leadership\/868563?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">Diversify Your Kingdom: A Toolkit for More Women in Leadership<\/a>&#8221; will feature King senior producer Sabrina Carmona deconstructing how King has worked to remove barriers keeping women from leadership roles in games via recruitment best practices and a tailored development program for women leaders.<\/p>\n<p>By broadening the pool and diversifying leaders for the future, Carmona&nbsp;will show how King has tried to create a culture that is inclusive to everyone and integrates D&amp;I into core people processes, removing barriers preventing the hiring of diverse candidates and the development of women into leading, influential roles. Don&#8217;t miss out!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gdconf.com\/attend\/passes?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">Register now for GDC 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next year&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">GDC 2020<\/a>&nbsp;runs from Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 20th.&nbsp;This will be the 34th edition of GDC, and now that registration is officially open, you&#8217;ll want to take a look at the (ever-expanding) <a href=\"https:\/\/schedule.gdconf.com?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">session schedule<\/a> and your&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/attend\/passes.html?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">GDC&nbsp;pass options<\/a>&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;register early to lock in the best price!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more details on&nbsp;GDC 2020&nbsp;visit the show&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/gdconf.com\/?_mc=?_mc=blog_x_gama_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-62-gdc20\">official website<\/a>, or subscribe to regular updates via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GameDevelopersConference\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_GDC\">Twitter<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GameDevelopersConference\">RSS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gamasutra and GDC are sibling organizations under parent company Informa&nbsp;Tech<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s never been more vital for game makers to make active, sustained efforts to diversify their leadership teams, and at the Game Developers Conference in March you&#8217;ll get the latest tips and tools to do so! 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