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Women in Open Source

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October 01, 2018

Women in Open Source

Fedora Diversity
Women Contributions (Myths/Facts)
Initiatives
Gaps
How can you be the part

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Amita

October 01, 2018
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  1. Fedora Diversity • Initiative started few years back • Fedora

    Women Day • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig 0gnM9jsm0&feature=youtu.be • Contact - [email protected]
  2. Myths • Women are not interested in technology • Women

    can't do programming • Men developers are more talented than women • There is no work-life balance for women who work in the tech industry • So on and on...
  3. Facts • Women are very creative • Versatile • Powerful

    and Intelligent • Diversity increases success • Magical numbers
  4. Initiatives • Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing •

    Women in Open Source Award • Outreachy • Google Summer of Code • PyLadies • Women in Drupal • Ada Initiative • OpenHatch