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This chapter aims to raise awareness on women OSGeo members' activity. | This chapter aims to raise awareness on women OSGeo members' activity. | ||
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| + | It is not meant to be a women only club. This will lead to discrimination, and that's exactly what we must avoid, and what Chris and Simon pointed out. On the opposite, it aims to be a group where women can find guidance to start contributing with OSGeo projects. | ||
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Have ideas to share? add them in the following section, and/or use the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeo-women mailing list]! | Have ideas to share? add them in the following section, and/or use the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeo-women mailing list]! | ||
| − | Everyone is free to post on the mailing list, and subscribe - good ideas are gender independent. The mailing list is open to non-subscribers. | + | Everyone is free to post on the mailing list, and subscribe - good ideas are gender independent. The mailing list is open also to non-subscribers. |
FOSS4G 2010 has been a speedup in live conversations about the topic, and more is flowing on Discuss and Women mailing lists. | FOSS4G 2010 has been a speedup in live conversations about the topic, and more is flowing on Discuss and Women mailing lists. | ||
Revision as of 22:31, 12 September 2010
This chapter aims to raise awareness on women OSGeo members' activity.
It is not meant to be a women only club. This will lead to discrimination, and that's exactly what we must avoid, and what Chris and Simon pointed out. On the opposite, it aims to be a group where women can find guidance to start contributing with OSGeo projects.
What's new
Have ideas to share? add them in the following section, and/or use the mailing list!
Everyone is free to post on the mailing list, and subscribe - good ideas are gender independent. The mailing list is open also to non-subscribers.
FOSS4G 2010 has been a speedup in live conversations about the topic, and more is flowing on Discuss and Women mailing lists.
Ideas
- Brainstorming: find out general interest topics/problems/experiences, start discussion!
- Establish a connection with Systers
- Connect with Debian- and Ubuntu-women to share successful ideas (Anne)
- OSGeo-women mentoring program, like Debian-Women's
- Proposed mentors: list you here. topics and actual ways of mentoring will be discussed later, it's just to have a first feedback.
- Anne Ghisla
- Proposed mentors: list you here. topics and actual ways of mentoring will be discussed later, it's just to have a first feedback.