How To Get More Women Involved In Open Source |
How To Get More Women Involved In Open Source |
Dec 15 2008, 10:59 AM
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Selena Deckelmann, in her article, To Sir, with Love: How To Get More Women Involved in Open Source, suggests three ways to get more women involved in open source.
QUOTE We can learn and use the names of women who contribute to Open Source projects. In the Perl community, Allison Randal and Audrey Tang come to mind. There are many other prominent and talented women in other groups. We can recognize and encourage contributions to Open Source projects that aren't code. The FLOSSPOLS study on gender issues pointed out that women are more likely to engage in areas not considered technical by the community—documentation, design, mailing-list moderation and advocacy. What if projects gave the equivalent of commit access to graphic designers and conference speakers? We can talk to women who come to user group meetings and invite them to speak. By being friendly and asking women directly to speak up, we open the door for participation. If we insist on equal participation, the structure of our organizations will change. The first time I spoke up in a user group was terrifying, but I did so because a peer politely, but repeatedly, asked me to speak. We can learn from research about increasing diversity. I'm sure smart people have summarized, put together lists of bullet points, and made handbooks to show how to do it. Certainly, organizations dedicated to fixing inequalities will be touchstones for change. But we need more than leadership to change our culture. We each can take steps now to make women feel like there is a place for them in our communities. What are your ideas for getting more women involved in Open Source? Do you think it's important? -------------------- |
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Sarah Kim How To Get More Women Involved In Open Source Dec 15 2008, 10:59 AM
Angela Byron QUOTE (Sarah Kim @ Dec 15 2008, 06:59 PM)... Dec 16 2008, 02:37 PM
ubergeeke QUOTE (Angela Byron @ Dec 16 2008, 02:37 ... Jan 15 2009, 11:52 PM
Sarah Kim Wow - great point, Angela! Thanks for sharin... Dec 16 2008, 04:55 PM
Sarah Kim I also wanted to mention that Call for Proposals i... Dec 16 2008, 04:55 PM
Gunderson QUOTE (Sarah Kim @ Dec 15 2008, 10:59 AM)... Dec 18 2008, 09:59 PM
Pamela12 well the two projects Ubuntu and Drupal, I think t... Jul 28 2009, 09:44 PM
Mark Mignet So what if people start weakly in the open sources... Aug 18 2009, 06:22 PM
Annmalinga Really a educative and informative post, the post ... Oct 1 2009, 01:34 AM
Lise Charmel For example, if you have an open source project, a... Oct 7 2009, 02:47 AM
Lise Charmel The open source world is rich with opportunities: ... Oct 12 2009, 02:10 AM
roosterjack I think we will definitely start to see more and m... Oct 20 2009, 04:02 PM
etali I find this discussion interesting. I've never... Nov 13 2009, 07:09 AM
spidermark everyone is different , try to mix them for one jo... Nov 18 2009, 07:04 PM![]() ![]() |
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