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Diversity in Open Source: No Longer at Square One

Diversity in Open Source: No Longer at Square One

Open source overall remains remarkably undiverse, with the latest GitHub survey finding about 3% women contributors, but communities that are making an effort to improve diversity are seeing results. …

Talk Title Diversity in Open Source: No Longer at Square One
Speakers Marina Zhurakhinskaya (Senior Outreach Specialist, Red Hat)
Conference Open Source Summit North America
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Location Los Angeles, CA, United States
Date Sep 10-14, 2017
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Open source overall remains remarkably undiverse, with the latest GitHub survey finding about 3% women contributors, but communities that are making an effort to improve diversity are seeing results. Learn about several major efforts over the last seven years that have had an impact: Outreachy, the Ada Initiative, Python community outreach, the Women in Open Source Award sponsored by Red Hat, and the Open Source Day and Track at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Hear about emerging trends, such as efforts being made to reach people from a broader set of underrepresented backgrounds and the establishment of paid positions and consulting opportunities for people working to improve diversity and inclusion in open source. You will leave with a good grasp of the history of diversity efforts in open source and inspiration to connect with at least one of them!

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