Book review: Open Advice

Posted Feb 18, 2012 22:35 UTC (Sat) by nightrose (guest, #82769)
In reply to: Book review: Open Advice by ebirdie
Parent article: Book review: Open Advice

It is definitely no coincidence but very intentional. Getting more women into Free Software starts and ends with excellent role-models.
I have the pleasure to work with many amazing women in various Free Software projects and I was psyched when so many of them agreed to be a part of the project.

Cheers
Lydia

Role Models And Gender Stereotypes

Posted Mar 2, 2012 8:30 UTC (Fri) by ldo (guest, #40946) [Link] (1 responses)

Is this a gender stereotype, that females look for role models to influence them into particular activities, males don’t? Because there were never glamorous computer programmers or software geeks on TV or in the magazines or books I read when young (1970s and earlier), there were just the occasional computers themselves, and I was filled with curiosity as to how they worked—of all the technology I was exposed to, they seemed the most magical.

Is that not the kind of thing a girl would do?

Role Models And Gender Stereotypes

Posted Mar 3, 2012 12:05 UTC (Sat) by John_Doe (guest, #76040) [Link]

> Is this a gender stereotype, that females look for role models to influence them into particular activities, males don’t?

Yes, it is just a gender stereotype.

Now that this is off the table, do you perhaps also have something to contribute on the TECHNICAL ISSUES covered in the book?

Thank you.

Book review: Open Advice

Posted Mar 3, 2012 12:22 UTC (Sat) by John_Doe (guest, #76040) [Link] (3 responses)

Hi Lydia, I would love to be impressed by your great-role-model code. Where can I find it? Thank you.

Book review: Open Advice

Posted Mar 3, 2012 22:34 UTC (Sat) by nightrose (guest, #82769) [Link] (2 responses)

I am not sure what you mean to be honest. You want to see code I've written? Or?

Book review: Open Advice

Posted Mar 6, 2012 12:00 UTC (Tue) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] (1 responses)

Judging from this, he wants to be offensive. Just another sexist troll, ignore him.

Book review: Open Advice

Posted Mar 18, 2012 9:14 UTC (Sun) by nightrose (guest, #82769) [Link]

Yes I think you're right. I assumed the same. I would however have liked to get a yes, just to be able to respond accordingly ;-) Oh well - time's up.