Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (930 mails)

[Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 18 June 2010 16:58:37 Katarina Machalkova wrote:
> > So, baring the social atmosphere, what is left besides a lack of
> > interest or attraction of/to female users?
>
> Let me give you few examples:

So, which of these should we add to our activity list in the statement? 
Coud you propose some changes?

> * lack of female role models within the community (female contributors
> are invisible)
>
> * lack of mentoring program (it's not easy to start contributing if you
> don't have long history of working with computers, which is many
> women's case , AND finding a mentor to help you get started is not
> incredibly easy)

That's in it, isn't it.
 
> * hostile environment (sexist comments, jokes & blogposts, and nobody
> protesting them)

That's implied as part of the guiding principles but I expect you're right 
that nobody protests.

> Please find some more in this wonderful paper:
> http://www.flosspols.org/deliverables/FLOSSPOLS-D16-
> Gender_Integrated_Report_of_Findings.pdf

thanks,
Andreas
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