[Announce] Research on Women in Free/Open Source

Val Henson val.henson at gmail.com
Sat May 27 02:52:35 EST 2006


Here is a call for participation in another study on women in open
source.  I spoke to Anca on the phone myself and I'm looking forward
to the results of her research.  Please contact her if you have the
time!

-VAL

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: METIU Anca <anca.metiu at insead.edu>
Date: May 26, 2006 5:19 AM
Subject: Research on Women in Free/Open Source

I am a professor of organizational behavior in a business school in
France researching the issues related to women's presence in free/open
source communities.  I would like to know what motivates women to
participate in these communities, the satisfactions they draw from
their participation, the challenges they encounter and their ways of
coping with these challenges. A description of the research project is
posted at

http://faculty.insead.edu/metiu/personal/


You are invited to participate in this research as your insights into
the above matters would be of great value.  It would be great if I
could schedule an interview with you over the phone; the interview
will last between 30 minutes and 1 hour.

My approach to understanding the topic of women in free/open source is
ethnographic, which means I want to understand how women themselves
see their roles in these communities.

Most importantly, I will protect the anonymity of the results and will
not make public any name without the person's explicit permission. If
enough interest is raised, I would be happy to post the aggregate
results on Systers or on other women's groups.

I am looking forward to hearing from you,

Anca

Anca Metiu
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance
Fontainebleau Cedex 77305
France


More information about the Announce mailing list