[Novalug] How to Encourage Women in Linux

[David A. Cafaro]

Ah, Excellent!  I've been talking with a friend of mine (a well  
respected web designer) about women in tech fields.  She was  
disappointed in recent discussion panels she had gone to because of  
the lack of female representation.  We were both wondering what could  
be done to encourage their involvement in panels and conferences.  One  
issue of course was the atmosphere that the traditionally "male  
centric" tech fields have.  I hadn't seen this before, will have to  
forward it along.  Though not perfect, certainly one of the best  
attempts at capturing some of the issues.

Thanks,
David


On Jun 26, 2008, at 5:41 PM, Sarah Elkins wrote:
>
> I'll be a little more direct, and suggest a reading of
> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/
> specifically the Do's and Don't's 3.8, 3.9, 3.11 and 3.16 (last
> paragraph).  I know some of the statements in the HowTo are
> generalizations, but I still think it has a lot of good food for
> thought.  Caution:  some language not safe for work (some places of
> work, anyway).  I was pointed to this excellent resource by Matt
> Arnold, con chair of the upcoming Penguicon 2009.
>
> I do not speak for Mackenzie or any other woman, and I assume no one
> was speaking with bad intentions.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sarah Elkins
> http://configures.sarahelkins.org/

David A. Cafaro <dac at cafaro.net>
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