Fossbox is organising a conference with Okaycomputer for women using FLOSS in development, advocacy, activism, or digital projects on 15 November in London — there’s an outline for the event and a call for participation on the Flossie website and you can join the FLOSSIE mailing list here.
A new initiative set up to tackle stereotypical assumptions about what a computer scientist looks like — at the moment, there is a focus on women but this may expand to include other groups which are under-represented. What a Computer Scientist Looks Like
We’re really excited about participating in an EU-funded project with Maiz migrants centre in Linz, Austria, the University of Manchester and other European partners to raise awareness of child safety and women’s issues among migrant female guardians and women working with migrant children and adolescents. Download press release here.
I really like the Syntjuntan project in Sweden. Their workshop (5 Feb 2011) on how to stitch together a music synthesiser with a needle and thread is such a great idea for making electronics more accessible for women.
Can’t recommend this video talk enough — Sheryl Sandberg on why there are too few women leaders. Inspiring and professional — and like she’s been reading every woman’s mail. All very familiar to me in the context of FOSS. I admire Sheryl Sandberg for using her authority to speak up for women and advocate so [...]
