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Women and the Open Web6 July 2013 | Microsoft Philippines, Makati City
HELLO! I’m Faye.
•Industrial engineering graduate
•Mozilla Rep since 2011
•Web enthusiast
•Systems and procedures staff in a car manufacturing company
Open Source•Free re-distribution of software
•Availability of source code with software
•Derived works allowed
•Integrity of author's source code be maintained
•No discrimination against persons or groups
•No discrimination against fields of endeavor
OSI, 2008
Open Source
The Open Source Definition further requires:
•Distribution of license
•License must not be specific to product
•License must not restrict other software
•License must be technology-neutral
OSI, 2008
3C’s of Open Source
•Code
•Collaboration
•CommunityOSI, 2008
Open Web
Bringing open standards to
the Web
How to do it
•Using open source Web frameworks, tools and technologies
•Contribute by reporting bugs in open web technologies
•Join communities and help educate others
Mozilla Representatives
Firefox Student Ambassadors
WHERE DO WOMEN COME IN?
•Over 50% of humans are women
•Half of your potential users are women
….and yet there is a low presence of women in open web initiatives.
•Mitchell Baker
Mozilla Chief Lizard Wrangler
Chairperson of Mozilla Foundation
Chairperson and former CEO of Mozilla Corporation
Our goals
•Increase gender diversity in Mozilla communities
•Improve visibility and involvement of women in FLOSS projects
•Empower women in the industry
HOW CAN WOMEN CONTRIBUTE?
HOW CAN WOMEN CONTRIBUTE?
•Bugs reporting
•Code
•Design
•Documentation
•Events organization
•Localization
•Marketing
•Support
•And the list goes on…
HOW TO GET WOMEN INVOLVED?
How to get women involved?
•No sexist jokes
•Make women feel expected on events (like this!)
What will we do?
•Recruit women the WoMoz initiative in the Philippines
•Organize events together!
•Improve the online presence of the cause!
•Join tech events and promote the cause
•Promote Mozilla Reps/Student Reps to women
ANYONE CAN JOIN.Regardless of age, gender, industry,
ANYTHING!
Join the WoMoz initiative
•Mailing List ([email protected] )
Subscribe through http://bit.ly/womozlist
•Wiki (https://wiki.mozilla.org/WoMoz)
•Twitter (@womozilla)
www.womoz.org
My Contact Details
fayetandog@mozillaph.
org
@fayetandog
fb.me/fayetandog