Lucas Nussbaum <lu...@debian.org> writes: > On 19/03/13 at 21:43 +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: >> * Lucas Nussbaum <lu...@debian.org> [2013-03-19 07:44:32 CET]: >> > But it's also about how we see our project. I would like Debian to be >> > a very welcoming project, and I hate the fact that it's harder for some >> > groups to get involved. >> >> Given that the context of this statement is "lack of women in Debian", >> why do you believe that it's harder for women to get involved? > > Let's split the process of getting involved into several steps: > > Step 0: Alice knows nothing about Debian > Step 1: Alice is "exposed" to Debian > Step 2: Alice would like to contribute to Debian > Step 3: Alice starts contributing to Debian > > Going from Step 0 to Step 1 is less likely for women, because there are > fewer women in situations to be "exposed" to Debian (studying CS, IT > jobs, etc.). And there's not much we can do (as Debian) for that.
I would like to strongly disagree here. Getting involved in, and contributing to Debian does not require one to be anywhere near CS or IT. It certainly helps, because we, as a project, are far better prepared to receive and encourage such contributions, but that's not all there is to it. There are many ways to reach out to non-technical people too (including but not limited to friends, partners, family and various non-technical events), and we as a project can and should encourage this kind of outreach too, and not limit ourselves to technical contributors only. (Also, not being in a position to be naturally exposed to Debian does not mean that one wouldn't become a technical contributor later on.) > Going from Step 1 to Step 2 is also less likely for women, because the > prospect of getting involved in a project with so few women might be a > bit frightening. Agreed, but there's a lot we can do here to make it less so. -- |8] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87wqsy8euy....@galadriel.madhouse-project.org
