I think imho forming a society of the affected to combat/alleviate the problems of the affected just further entrenches the issue. My head is still reeling from FAWE's recent somewhat illogical decision to stop funding education for boys in order to increase the money available for girls!! I think the best way to go about this is to adopt what I call the "parent bus driver" approach. Back in my school days, I once sat in a taxi to take me home. The taxi was full except for one seat in the front. We asked the driver why we were waiting and he said, "I am not going anywhere without my son and he is still in class!". Similarly software houses can adopt a similar approach. Same to schools and universities. Simply don't move without a certain required quota of girls!! Have software houses actually go to campuses to not only recruit but also incentivise the students!
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McTim Sent: 12 January 2012 14:05 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] How do we cultivate a community of women in the software development community??? On 1/12/12, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a founder member of Uganda's dotnet user group and when it came > to the women in software, they were the first to drop out. In my > experience the women here like admin roles and rarely the "hands > dirty" up to the elbows in code roles. google for akirachix and/or afnogchix for an opposing view! -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
