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This document discusses improving diversity and involving more women in free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) projects like Mozilla. It notes that women currently make up only 2% of FLOSS contributors according to surveys from 2004-2006. Some reasons cited for this lack of diversity include discrimination, lack of access to computers, and fewer women studying IT/computer science fields. The document outlines efforts by Mozilla's Women of Mozilla (WoMoz) community to help attract and empower more women contributors through education, visibility, workshops and addressing issues of discrimination identified in surveys of internal and external Mozilla community members.
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- 1. Women & Mozilla Improve Diversity, Involve more women in FLOSS & Mozilla
- 3. Women in FLOSS Men Men 72% 98% Women We're here! 28% Women 2% Proprietary FLOSS Source : FLOSSPOLS, 2004 - 2006
- 4. But Why?
- 5. Some Reasons • Discrimination / sexist jokes
- 6. Some Reasons • Discrimination / sexist jokes • Access to computers
- 7. Just look M W 1 usest 12 14.5 st 1 bought 15 19 Source: FLOSSPOLS, 2004 - 2006
- 8. Some Reasons • Discrimination / sexist jokes • Access to computers • Few women study IT / CS fields The problem concerns IT in general, not only FLOSS
- 9. FLOSS & Myths FLOSS is often « unknown » and suffers from misconceptions.
- 10. Rule #1: Codito, ergo sum You have to code
- 11. • Localization • Documentation • Design • Bugs • Support • Marketing • Events • Code • ...
- 12. Rule #2: You're on your own Fight for your life
- 13. Rule #3: Degree Mandatory Proove that E = mc²
- 14. How to Change Things • More visibility • No discrimination • Empower women • All contributions are valuable
- 15. Women & Mozilla ● Mozilla now has WoMoz : www.womoz.org ● Open to all ● Goals : help women contribute, attract more women, give them more visibility
- 16. 2010 Roadmap • Education • Help in contribution • More visibility: posts, interviews • Empower women • Surveys
- 17. To-Do 2011 • More empowering women: • Workshops, Add-ons, Games... • Continue: Visibility, education, presentations, Diversity Charter... • More women in Moz
- 18. Survey Results • Survey 1: internal → women in local Mozilla communities • Survey 2: external → entire Moz community
- 19. Internal Survey • Reach out to women • Not enough in dev! • TIME = Big Issue • < 10% in communities
- 20. External Survey • Discrimination: Still big issue •« Prefer no women and good code » •« They can't drive, why should they be able to program? » •« They are too busy making sandwiches »
- 21. External Survey
- 22. External Survey
- 23. External Survey
- 24. External Survey
- 25. WoMoz Tools 1) IRC 2) Mailing List 3) Wiki 4) Blog 5) Video irc.mozilla.org : #womoz www.womoz.org