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GNOME to Sponsor Female Developers in a Summer Outreach Program

Submitted by stro on Wed, 2006-06-14 17:02. Gnome Foundation
Gnome Foundation

Following on from GNOME's participation in Google's Summer of Code, we've decided to sponsor three projects in a similar fashion to the Summer of Code, but for women only. GNOME had no Summer of Code applications from women, and we think it's time to do something to encourage more women to join our development community.

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Why? by Anonymous George (not verified)

Women can.

Submitted by murraycu on Tue, 2006-06-20 06:11.

> Why is it people feel the need to "fix" this "problem"? Maybe people
> are not the same, maybe gender means more than a pair of breasts?

Because there's nothing to suggest any gender differences that could explain a 1% female involvement. Yet we know that many women have avoided involvement because of attitudes such as yours.

lack of interest. by Anonymous George (not verified)
Because free software should by Anonymous George (not verified)