Women in Free Software: Findings from FLOSSPOLS
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1 : Findings from FLOSSPOLS University of Cambridge/University of Pennsylvania
2 Proprietary Software 28.00% Male developers Female developers 72.00%
3 Free Software 1.50% Male developers Female developers 98.50%
4 WHY?
5 FLOSSPOLS Project Studies on free/open source software Funded by the European Commission March 2004 to February 2006 Three strands: one on gender
6 Gender Strand: Aims Produce first study of gender in F/LOSS Gather socioeconomic data Identify reasons for the gender gap Establish recommendations for change
7 Methodology Ethnography: Unstructured and semi-structured interviews Participant observation Quantitative methodology: Online survey (1541 participants)
8 Would more female participants be better for the whole F/LOSS community? % 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% Yes No 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Male Female
9 Are women just not interested in F/LOSS? Are they being excluded?
10 Unconscious Exclusion Joking about women Using he in documentation Assuming that society is gender-blind Viewing coding as superior to other skills
11 Regarding the F/LOSS community as a whole, have you ever observed discriminatory behaviour toward women? % 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% Yes No 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Male Female
12 Do I have to have a beard?
13 Do I have to have a beard?
14 Do women have as much experience with computers?
15 Later, later, later... Male Female Age of first computer use Age of first computer possession Year of intial F/LOSS involvement
16 Is code the only thing that matters?
17 Typical Tasks Men: Writing code Testing Bug reports Technical tasks? Women: Documentation Organising events Translation Social tasks?
18 For whom is it easier to get acknowledgement for F/LOSS work? % 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% Men Women Gender doesn't matter 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Male Female
19 Do women get more attention for their gender or their skills?
20 Women often get more attention as a woman than as a F/LOSS participant % 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% Very true Mainly true Mainly False Very false 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Male Female
21 Have you ever been asked on a date by another F/LOSS participant? % 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% Often Seldom Never 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Male Female
22 Are there too many flamewars?
23 Do women have less time for F/LOSS?
24 Do women have less time than men to participate in F/LOSS? % 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% Very true Mainly true Mainly False Very false 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Male Female
25 Summary Unconscious exclusion Later involvement in computing More diverse skills Less time for F/LOSS
26 Women and men have very different F/LOSS experiences
27 What Can Be Done? The Debian Women Project
28 Debian GNU/Linux Linux kernel, GNU OS tools >15,490 packages 100% free software Developed by a group of volunteers
29 Universal Operating System?
30 The Debian Women Project Founded in 2004 First such project for a Linux distribution
31 What We Do Provide role models Give tutorials on Debian-related topics Mentoring project Presentations at conferences Word-of-mouth advocacy
32 Debian Women Isn't... A dating agency Solely concerned with support Segregated An affirmative action project Striving for a Disney-like atmosphere
33 Who Are We?
34 Unexpected Results Many men are actively involved Respect from the Debian community Good for women = good for everyone 12 women in the NM queue!
35 It's never too late to change the world!
36 Resources
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