25 Sep
2008
25 Sep
'08
10:49 a.m.
Very interesting article. We should try to follow most of the tips in our communities.
"The gender inequality among developers and supporters of free software is stunning. Less than 2% of us are women, according to studies conducted for the European Commission. Why? The evidence says we're driving them away. There are even some pretty good published guidelines on how not to drive them away. What's missing is a practical implementation strategy: here I present ten relatively simple changes in how you run your project, to make it more attractive to would-be contributors—especially women."
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/ten_easy_ways_attract_women_your...
Cheers Praveen
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