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Women in Technology

http://icommons.org/2007/03/06/commoner-profile-10-questions-for-anna-badimo/

  • “[Information and Communication Technology] offers a lot of economic opportunities for women, and with a critical mass of these skills, I think that we will start thinking about how we can make ICT practical for other women”

http://www.genderchangers.org/about.html

  • “...we are struck by the fact that men and women learn and work so differently with technology.”
  • “...there is no such thing as an "original" idea let alone being able to own it. Knowledge is context-sensitive and accumulated. It is absurd that the source can be hidden, made secret, or closed.”

http://www.makeworlds.org/node/146

  • “...women have played an important role in the history of software development.”
  • “Women were the very first programmers...”

Women and Free Software

http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=---e--1&x=93204

  • “As Users, women will have the freedom from steep licensing fees and the opportunity to influence software development to meet their needs. As developers, the open principle behind FOSS encourages a more collaborative environment, in which women may discover more freedom to create applications and solutions.”

http://www.linuxchix.org/content/docs/faqs/

  • “And that's exactly why I started LinuxChix. To give women who use Linux a comfortable environment in which to discuss the OS they love; to create a community that encourages and helps new users”

http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2005/view/e_sess/7039

  • “Meritocratic governance models in many open source projects offer another potential area for the advancement of women in technology.”

http://ubuntu-women.org/

  • “Ubuntu-Women is not about segregation of women, rather its goal is to integrate women as equals within the mainstream development going on in the Ubuntu world. Remember, membership is open to all and not based on gender alone.”
  • “Our goal is to encourage women and newcomers in Ubuntu to increase participation and contribute to tasks where they have no experience and are willing to learn.”

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