Here's a really good suggestion from one of our other lists... "I wish we could hear from all the women who haven't come to Apache"
I'm not crediting because it came from an internal list, but I am repeating it as I agree with this excellent suggestion. If there are people in this group here please feel free to reach out onlist or, if you feel you want to say things better said privately, try Sharan who started the thread (or anyone else you feel comfortable mailing with your thoughts). Ross > -----Original Message----- > From: Ross Gardler > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:39 AM > To: dev@community.apache.org > Subject: RE: Encouraging More Women to Participate on Apache Projects? > > We do not have current strategies. We've tried many things in the past but > they've never really succeeded. I'll not speculate on why, it's a complex > issue. > > What I will say (with my Presidents hat firmly on), is that if folks come up > with a strategy that is in line with our charitable mission then please don't > hesitate to ask for any support you need. > > Ross > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sharan Foga [mailto:sharan.f...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:18 AM > > To: dev@community.apache.org > > Subject: Encouraging More Women to Participate on Apache Projects? > > > > 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. > > > > What do people think? > > > > Thanks > > Sharan > >
