[Indianlc] LinuxChix numbers...

[Frederick Noronha (FN)]

Do you think forming women-only LUGs will help to enhance their
participation and involvement? I was surprised to see how my daughter
(7) and her friend were speedily ejected from the chair in front of a
computer once two boys entered! 

Also, in Goa, we noticed that more LUGs (regional) help to build
leadership skills.

Maybe we could juxtapose both trends, and see if women-only LUGs gives a
better chance for leadership among women to be built up. Does it sound
reasonable? FN

On Fri, 2006-01-06 at 10:44 +0530, || स्वक्ष || wrote:
> On 1/3/06, Frederick Noronha <fred at iDx3go8kyqu3n5H7EmhX3Xxadun-J-QJro9_JSEOkuwnto5L-fofLE8nR-AdFhWLQ_5re6jjy6-dkHU.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> > I guess we are all concerned about the low numbers of women in the
> > world of GNU/Linux, and largely accept that this is a problem area.
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> Hmm.... Its a known fact, so instead of discussing endlessly about the
> reasons why not take some positive action.
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> > If this is so, then do we have any plans to increase their numbers in
> > the world of FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software).
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> 1] JOBS... unless Indian firms start hiring more women for Linux
> related work and advertise this prominently it is very unlikely that
> women will even be interested in learning Linux. They need to reduce
> the entry barrier and not compromise on work quality or skill.
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> 2] LocalGroups... Local LUG's could ask the women in their cities to
> share or speak about their experiences to other people and debunk the
> myth that Linux is for nerds only.
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> 3] InstallFest... This is fairly common practice in LUG's abroad.. So
> why not try this locally with a twist. A few LUG members could team up
> and find any person who wants to try Linux but is unsure. Women
> volunteers will do the needful installation / customisation, supports
> .. etc and later integrate the new member into the main city LUG/ML.
> 
> cheers,
> Vid
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