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Ten Easy Ways to Attract Women to your Free Software Project

Submitted by sally_jean.shac... on Thu, 25/09/2008 - 09:45
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Publisher: 
Free Software Magazine (FSM)
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com
Author: 
Terry Hancock
Published Date: 
2008
Abstract: 
The gender inequality among developers and supporters of free software is stunning. Less than 2% of us are women, according to studies conducted for the European Commission. Why? The evidence says we’re driving them away. There are even some pretty good published guidelines on how not to drive them away. What’s missing is a practical implementation strategy: here Terry Hancock presents ten relatively simple changes in how you run your project, to make it more attractive to would-be contributors—especially women.
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Ten Easy Ways to Attract Women to your Free Software Project