On 8/24/07, Jeremy Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would someone please direct me to this finding of 2%? Not fighting here > I would just love to see it. It may be something that helps me look at
>From http://www.ubuntu-women.org/, /quote An EC funded study (2006) summarized in the Flosspols report, indicates that about 1.5% of FLOSS community members were female, compared with 28% in proprietary software. The Ubuntu Census Survey (June 2006) also reflects a similar female ratio with 2.4% women actively volunteering in the Ubuntu community. /unquote > Who are we going to blame > that it is 2%? Do we need to blame someone ? and will it help solve anything ? IMO, just recognising and finding a way out if necessary is a positive approach. YMMV. > I would personally buy you one. I think that is a great idea too. Thanks :-) > I am a director of network engineering for a VoIP and ISP company and I > would hire a woman IT person before a man It person if I had two people > in front of me because in my experience women do their work great and > they don't let much ego get in their way. I'll amen that !! -- Vid http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/VidAyer -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
