On Friday, March 29, 2024 1:56:46 PM MST Andreas Tille wrote: > Interestingly, this issue may be more relevant than you assume. At > DebConf15, Margerita Manterola shed light on pertinent statistics, > revealing that the representation of women in Free Software lags behind > that of the broader IT industry. Within Debian specifically, this gender > gap is even more pronounced compared to the already underrepresented > status within the Free Software community at large. While I don't know > current figures, the prospect of recruiting individuals with a > predisposition towards inclusivity from the wider IT sector could > potentially bolster the presence of non-male developers within Debian. Thank you. That is the type of specifics I was hoping to get at. I think that Debian working towards having an equal representation of women as compared to the Free Software community at large sounds like an attainable goal and one towards which we definitely ought to be striving. Does anyone have a link to the information Margerita shared or information from other sources about the number of women contributing to Debian compared to Free Software in general? Having specific numbers is a helpful first step in addressing the problem. -- Soren Stoutner soren@debian.org
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