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= What you can do right now =
  
= What you can do right now =
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* Pledge, or convince someone else to pledge to write a blog post for [http://findingada.com/ Ada Lovelace Day].
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*Burn the heretic
  
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* Contribute a profile to the [[List of women in Open Source]].
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*Kill the mutant
  
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* Write some class materials for [http://sites.google.com/site/pythonistas/ programming workshops]. ''We are working on a way to make these materials editable collaboratively. In the meantime, feel free to use and edit them as you wish.''.
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*Purge the unclean
  
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* Write a sample program in [http://www.alice.org/ Alice], [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pippy Pippy/Python], [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak], or any other suitable tool or language, which can be played with by learning programmer
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*Die for the Emperor
  
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* Add your story to this page.
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= Personal stories and inspiration =
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* The [http://eniacprogrammers.org/ Eniac Programmers] were the first real computer programmers. Their ballistics program used hundreds of wires and 3000 switches, during World War II. And, they were all women.
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''[http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/index.php?title=Getting_girls_into_IT&action=edit&section=2 Click here] to add your short stories and reasons why you love working in ICT that can be shared at events for girls to inspire young women to enter the industry.''
   
 
= Perspectives, Experiences and Anecdotes =
  
= Perspectives, Experiences and Anecdotes =
   
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<blockquote>“I arranged for a group of girls from my school to attend [http://www.vicictforwomen.com.au/www/html/197-gogirl-go-for-it---2008.asp Go Girl, Go For IT], but when the bus arrived to take us, nobody showed up. They'd decided to have a day off and go shopping instead.” —&nbsp;Jody&nbsp;Brokhus</blockquote>
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<blockquote>"An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded"</blockquote>
  
   
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<blockquote>"I meet with high school students each week and, as their mentor, help them learn how to program. Their high school doesn't offer any computer science courses, so a lot of students have never considered it as a career path. One girl had never programmed before, and now she's fallen in love with it and she'll be majoring in computer science." —Jaymie Strecker</blockquote>
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<blockquote>--Richard Stallman</blockquote>
  
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''[http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/index.php?title=Getting_girls_into_IT&action=edit&section=3 Click here] to add your experiences of working with young women and girls in encouraging them to enter ICT to help others be more successful in their work. If you have encountered challenges please also add them for others to learn from and overcome.''
   
 
= Workshop, Talks and further resources materials =
  
= Workshop, Talks and further resources materials =
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== Ideas ==
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Women are especially vulnerable to Chaos, since they are inherently irrational and incapable of a logical thought process. The following are all signs of Chaos infestation:
  
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''If one of these ideas strikes your fancy and you decide to implement it, please feel free to use this page to record or link to your results.''
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*Acting moody and being easily upset for one week out of every month
  
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* Professional development courses to be developed for TAFE/University course teachers on teaching a diverse student body. These could count towards the mandatory PD [[quota]] for these teachers.
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*Believing that men are not superior to women in every way
  
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* Mentoring: there is a large body of research (''links here?'') pointing towards the efficacy of mentoring in keeping women in the field of technology. These mentors needn't be women, although of course female role models are good to have.
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*Being a feminist
  
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* Hands-on workshops. Rather than a hand-wavy 'IT is fun' message, actually give kids exposure to programming at a holiday program, school enrichment day or similar.
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Most women tend to fall to Slaanesh, since they are all inherently sluts. Remember, not killing Chaos worshippers the moment you see them is heresy!
  
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** These are even more effective if there is something to take home at the end of the day. A CD/DVD or a [http://www.tradekey.com/ks-usb-wristband/ USB wristband] (link for illustration only, not an endorsement) which can have the tools and the student's work written to it will allow show-and-tell and further explorations later on.
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** Feel free to use, be inspired by, or extend these [http://sites.google.com/site/pythonistas/ teaching resources] if you arrange a programming workshop.
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* Resources for careers advisors, to avoid the "girls aren't interested in IT/Engineering/Science" message which unfortunately still gets through.
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** Profiles of men and women in diverse roles in technology.
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* Call your local library's young adult department and offer to teach a free "introduction to Whatever IT thing You Do" class. I did this a few times at the Flint Public Library and many high school girls showed up, eager to learn. - [[User:Librarianavenger|Librarian Avenger]]
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== Workshop notes ==
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* [http://sites.google.com/site/pythonistas/ Python workshop resources] -- relevant for first time programmers and was used for high school students.
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* [http://sites.google.com/site/webdevedu/ Great web development courseware] -- awesome for high schools or university
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== Research resources ==
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=== Books ===
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* [http://www.amazon.com/Reconfiguring-Firewall-Recruiting-Information-Technology/dp/1568813147 Reconfiguring the Firewall: Recruiting Women to Information Technology across Cultures and Continents]
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* [http://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Computing-Jane-Margolis/dp/0262632691/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232581958&sr=1-1 Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing]
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* [http://www.amazon.com/Women-Information-Technology-Research-Underrepresentation/dp/0262533073/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation]
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=== Articles / Essays / Papers / Presentations ===
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* Jennifer Taylor - [http://knol.google.com/k/jennifer-taylor/the-decline-of-women-in-computer/u67r-Ndua/5hwjo0# The Decline of Women in Computer Science from 1940-1982]
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* [[Skud]] - [http://infotrope.net/blog/2009/07/25/standing-out-in-the-crowd-my-oscon-keynote Standing out in the Crowd] Keynote at OSCON 2009
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* [[Angela Byron]] - [http://openwebvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/byron-women_in_open_source.pdf Women in Open Source] Keynote Open Web Vancouver (PDF slides)
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=== Blogs ===
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= Strategies =
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== Global ==
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* Role models - add profiles to [[List of women in Open Source]].
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* [http://findingada.com/ Ada Lovelace Day] - blog about your stories, about women in ICT, approach journos and schools to get people excited about the topic and what can be done about it.
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* [http://softwarefreedomday.org/ Software Freedom Day] - encourage events for education, showcasing role models, etc.
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== Australia ==
 
=== Organisations ===
  
=== Organisations ===
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* [https://www.gnu.org/ Free software movement]
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* [http://www.vitta.org.au/ VITTA]
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* [http://www.aip.org.au/ Australian Institute of Physics] (who have successfully increased the proportion of women in their field)
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* [http://www.dewr.gov.au/ Department of Education and Workplace Relations]
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* [http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ccsite/ Curriculum Corporation]
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* [http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/default.asp Learning Federation]
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* [http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/jsp/index.jsp education.au]
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* [http://www.cwaa.org.au/ Country Womens Association]
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* [http://www.scouts.com.au/ Scouts] and [http://www.guidesaus.org.au/page.php?pageid=127 Brownies/Girl Guides]
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* [http://www.careeradviceaustralia.gov.au/youth/default.htm Career Advice Australia]
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== linux.conf.au 2009 Workshop notes ==
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* [[Getting girls into IT/Alice's Group|Alice's group]]
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* [[Getting girls into IT/Pia's Group|Pia's group]]
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* [[Getting girls into IT/Sara's Group|Donna and Sara's group]]
 
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 23 December 2014

What you can do right now

  • Pledge, or convince someone else to pledge to write a blog post for Ada Lovelace Day.
  • Contribute a profile to the List of women in Open Source.
  • Write some class materials for programming workshops. We are working on a way to make these materials editable collaboratively. In the meantime, feel free to use and edit them as you wish..
  • Write a sample program in Alice, Pippy/Python, Squeak, or any other suitable tool or language, which can be played with by learning programmer
  • Add your story to this page.

Personal stories and inspiration

  • The Eniac Programmers were the first real computer programmers. Their ballistics program used hundreds of wires and 3000 switches, during World War II. And, they were all women.

Click here to add your short stories and reasons why you love working in ICT that can be shared at events for girls to inspire young women to enter the industry.

Perspectives, Experiences and Anecdotes

“I arranged for a group of girls from my school to attend Go Girl, Go For IT, but when the bus arrived to take us, nobody showed up. They'd decided to have a day off and go shopping instead.” — Jody Brokhus

"I meet with high school students each week and, as their mentor, help them learn how to program. Their high school doesn't offer any computer science courses, so a lot of students have never considered it as a career path. One girl had never programmed before, and now she's fallen in love with it and she'll be majoring in computer science." —Jaymie Strecker

Click here to add your experiences of working with young women and girls in encouraging them to enter ICT to help others be more successful in their work. If you have encountered challenges please also add them for others to learn from and overcome.

Workshop, Talks and further resources materials

Ideas

If one of these ideas strikes your fancy and you decide to implement it, please feel free to use this page to record or link to your results.

  • Professional development courses to be developed for TAFE/University course teachers on teaching a diverse student body. These could count towards the mandatory PD quota for these teachers.
  • Mentoring: there is a large body of research (links here?) pointing towards the efficacy of mentoring in keeping women in the field of technology. These mentors needn't be women, although of course female role models are good to have.
  • Hands-on workshops. Rather than a hand-wavy 'IT is fun' message, actually give kids exposure to programming at a holiday program, school enrichment day or similar.
    • These are even more effective if there is something to take home at the end of the day. A CD/DVD or a USB wristband (link for illustration only, not an endorsement) which can have the tools and the student's work written to it will allow show-and-tell and further explorations later on.
    • Feel free to use, be inspired by, or extend these teaching resources if you arrange a programming workshop.
  • Resources for careers advisors, to avoid the "girls aren't interested in IT/Engineering/Science" message which unfortunately still gets through.
    • Profiles of men and women in diverse roles in technology.
  • Call your local library's young adult department and offer to teach a free "introduction to Whatever IT thing You Do" class. I did this a few times at the Flint Public Library and many high school girls showed up, eager to learn. - Librarian Avenger

Workshop notes

Research resources

Books

Articles / Essays / Papers / Presentations

Blogs

Strategies

Global

Australia

Organisations

linux.conf.au 2009 Workshop notes

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