Hi, Can I provide this link to a soon to start Women's outreach program of the Gnome project that will allow women to contribute to Gnome, and earn 5000USD in the process?
Applications are open, for women only. https://live.gnome.org/GnomeWomen/OutreachProgram2011 rgds, reinier > Jake,you have raised a serious point as my first serious interaction with a pc was when I turned 18 yet I attend one of uganda's best high schools in Uganda.As regards the women in tech event,I believe in sharing ideas.I have gotten the opportunity to attend women in tech retreats and the last one lead to the formation of a women's comp sci society(men can join) at my university. The society goes out to township schools in cape town and gives free programming classes in python and also talks to girls on pursuing a career in comp sci. Plus this society provides support to girls who are coming into comp sci for the very first time at university.Many tend to change course after first year.Plus I see this women event as stepping stone for your idea of spreading to girls when still in high school.Lynn > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Jake Markhus" <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected]: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:59:21 > To: 'Uganda Linux User Group'<[email protected]> > Reply-To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Women in Technology Uganda > > Grace, Lynn, > This is not about Makerere or even the profession. I happen to think we are > in the world's most helpful profession > with data EVERYWHERE for free on the internet. Even organisations like Women > in Technology are very much like > most of our names in Linux (Wine: Wine Is Not an Emulator, Yast: Yet Another > Setup Tool). The irony being that the > organisation to promote women in tech is made up of women in tech meeting > other women in tech to encourage > other women in tech to join the organisation of women in tech (talk about > recursion!!). > The ratio of women teachers to men is like 6:4! When I was in primary > school, one of my friends Dad drove a taxi. > we could not go home until the mischievous football playing sod was found > and brought to the taxi (the man could > not leave his son). Similarly, all these women have to do (FAWE) is set a > quota of female students per class and vow > not to start teaching until that quota is met. These women can vow to leave > no girl behind!! Recently FAWE voted to > stop funding the boy child (I have the minutes for that Nairobi meeting). I > feel that was causing another problem in > order to solve another. Similarly to giving girls 5 free points. At the end > of the day, if competition is fair, an employer > when faced by a choice between a boy or girl should first subtract the 5 > free points then see if the girl is STILL better > cause that is fair. > The information technology industry to my knowledge does not have an > inherent bias against females. It is not a urinal > where they have to pee standing up!! Some of my most respected mentors in IT > are women!! I am a developer on the > Microsoft stack so forgive me for reeling off only female developers in that > area. I know Beth Massi for Lightswitch, > I know Julia Lerman for Entity Framework, I know Rachels Reese and Appel who > work for Developer Express , I know > Mary Jo Foley the journalist, Jenny Beland who works for Xceed, Sara Ford > formally with Microsoft. These are just > the few people I interact with on a daily basis as a Microsoft developer. I > could also name Anne Besigiroha of Bank of > Uganda and Josephine Olok formerly of Equity now Barclays. Basically, it is > not gender but interest and opportunity. > The opportunities are endless but is there interest? How do you encourage > interest? Get the girls EARLY!! Go to schools > and make women in tech more visible!! > Microsoft has a program whereby they go around interviewing their leading > women and giving them the spotlight they deserve > maybe that is what women in technology should do. Instead of holding a > caucus or retreat (like some people I won't mention) > they should go visit schools and talk to the young ladies at olevel. > Encourage them to love the sciences and to pick up IT skills > early. I only got to where I am cause I picked up the love for pcs very very > early. > Sorry for bending your ears out of shape but I get so upset when people > blame segregation for something then segregate to > solve it. > > Jake Markhus > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Grace Tuwangye > Sent: 24 October 2011 23:07 > To: [email protected]; Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] Women in Technology Uganda > > Do you have the enrollment figures for Makerere, that would be a starting > point > > On Oct 24, 2011, at 3:25 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Hi Grace,unfortunately not.As young ugandan lady,participation of > > women in computer science or as developers is still very low compared to > men.I followed the recent garage48 event on twitter and only 5 girls(or > less) participated.Last week was the water hackthon at makerere university > where 10 girls particpated.The number of girls enrolling in computer science > or engineering is still very low.I attend a semester at makerere > university.I'm looking forward to this even though I won't be able to > attend. Lynn Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Grace Tuwangye <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected]: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:12:39 > > To: Uganda Linux User Group<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [LUG] Women in Technology Uganda > > > > I think we need Men in Tech > > If you look at most vital signs, women are overtaking men in several > > areas, university enrollment, etc > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 24, 2011, at 5:25 AM, Reinier Battenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> It seems like the women on this list have a new network they can > subscribe to, and a first meeting planned this friday. > >> > >> http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2379007676/?ref=estw > >> > >> Have fun! > >> > >> -- > >> rgds, > >> > >> Reinier Battenberg > >> Director > >> Mountbatten Ltd. > >> +256 758 801 749 > >> www.mountbatten.net > >> http://twitter.com/batje > >> http://twitter.com/mapuganda > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> [email protected] Mailing list archives: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). 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