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On 27 August 2013 10:47, Devi <asld...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the detailed answers Svaksha and Annapoornima. I just joined > pyladies-blr list. > > Still, I'm not sure of how having a separate group for ladies could help > more women to learn Python. This is going to be my personal opinion, > though. > > If we (ladies) have different needs in learning Python/programming than our > counterparts, then it makes sense to have a separate group. For example, it > makes more sense, IMO, to have a pyfreshers group than pyladies, where > people who're starting with Python don't need to hesitate to ask/discuss > basic doubts/questions. When we're aspiring to learn and share the same > thing in a no different way than others, why a separate group? > > I think, if we have any concerns/suggestions to make BangPypers more woman > friendly, they can be posted and discussed here. We are already a part of > larger Python world and I doubt if we need a separate identity first and > then to bridge the gap later. We could take from the larger community and > give back to the same. (s/we/women/g) > > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:03 PM, svaksha <svak...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Devi <asld...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > None of the meetups, but attended most of Indian editions of PyCon. > Gave > > a > > > tutorial last year at PyCon India. > > > > Nice to meet you (virtually) Devi. > > > > > > > What do you mean by outreach activities? > > > > The PSF has various committees[0] and one of those is the outreach and > > education committee, which funds activities like sprints and > > workshops. The Pandas workshop I organised last year was funded by the > > Sprints committee as was Asheesh's (who helped me a lot) travel. > > > > They have a specific application format and if Pyladies-BLR would like > > to host sprints, workshops, bug-squashing sessions, documentation, > > etc... for core Python libs, I would love to help you draft an > > application for the local event. > > > > [0] http://www.python.org/psf/committees/ > > [1] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/outreach-and-education > > > > > > > AFAIK, there're very few active women on this list. > > > > > > @Annapoornima > > > Being an active user of Python, I'm curious to know what are the goals > of > > > PyLadies chapter. > > > > Although this is not addressed to me, I'll take the liberty of > > answering it. From, http://www.pyladies.com/, > > > > We are an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more > > women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source > > community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse > > Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and > > social gatherings. > > > > PyLadies also aims to provide a friendly support network for women and > > a bridge to the larger Python world. Anyone with an interest in Python > > is encouraged to participate! > > > > </quote> > > > > There is an irc channel #pyladies on freenode, which averages between > > 60-70 people on any given day. Besides, Pyladies is pretty active in > > providing FA to women who wish to attend/speak at Pycon. From this > > year on, speakers can apply for FA directly on the pycon website. > > Also, this year, they have started workshops on helping women submit > > more proposals: > > > http://www.pyladies.com/blog/getting-more-women-to-submit-talk-proposals/ > > > > svaksha ॥ स्वक्ष > > _______________________________________________ > > BangPypers mailing list > > BangPypers@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > > > > > > -- > ~Devi > _______________________________________________ > BangPypers mailing list > BangPypers@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
