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[Patrick Shanahan <ptilopteri@xxxxxxxxx>]

* Katarina Machalkova <kmachalkova@xxxxxxx> [06-18-10 10:59]:
> > 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:
>
> * lack of female role models within the community (female contributors are 
> invisible)

again, *why*?

> * 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)

is it harder for a woman to find a mentor than a man?

> * hostile environment (sexist comments, jokes & blogposts, and nobody 
> protesting them)

I have not witnessed this and *would* protest.  I must comment that this
page has two sides.  I have worked with women who could redden my ears
:^).

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



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