Thanks Alex.
I will put Girls Who Code on my list of groups to contact and see what
feedback I get.
Where I am in the Czech Republic, I've seen that they have recently
launched a similar program called 'Czechitas', so it seems that there
are a few organisations out there that we can talk to to get some advice
or maybe create some links to.
Thanks
Sharan
On 20/05/16 17:18, Alex Harui wrote:
On 5/20/16, 5:26 AM, "Sharan Foga" <sharan.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All
I'm interested in finding out how we could encourage more women to
participate on Apache projects. It's a discussion topic that came up
last
week while I was at Apachecon. My understanding is that we don't have
any
current strategies in place so I think it could be good to look at
gathering some ideas about how to tackle the problem and also hear
about
any lessons learned from any previous or similar strategies.
FWIW, I know they are gearing up to host a "Girls Who Code" series at the
place I work this summer. Since I am not female, I do not have an easy
way to influence whether Open Source or Apache is discussed during that
series. Last year I tried to recruit two of the young ladies who happened
to use the same public transportation I do, but was unsuccessful. Maybe a
better organized promotion from some female volunteers at Apache could
have better results.
Thanks,
-Alex
