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This slide is a brief glimpse of the current scenario of Women involvement in technology (FOSS to be more specific), the reason for the shocking statistics and how things can be made better.
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When one woman helps another,
amazing things can happen….
From 1.1% to 11%
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2002 2013
Men
Women
Some common unfriendly terms
• Women hate us geeks
• OMG a girl!
• They're just not interested
Myths about FOSS
• You need to be a coder
• You're on your own
• Degree Mandatory
• More visibility
• No discrimination
• E po er women
• All o tri utio s are alua le
How to change things?
What opportunities are there for women?
Outreach Program for Women
What opportunities are there for women?
WoMoz – Women in Mozilla
Similar other groups:
• Ubuntu Women
• GNOME Women
• PHP Women
• DrupalChix
• Linuxchix
• Debian Women
Some inspirations for all of us:
Dame Steve Shirley, the World’s First Freelance Programmer
Mitchell Baker – Head & Chairperson of
Mozilla Foundation, Chairperson Mozilla
Corporation
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