Outreachy: openSourceDiversity++

Lightning talk given at JSunconf 2017: http://2017.jsunconf.eu

Short overview of the Outreachy internship program to increase diversity in the FOSS community.

https://www.gnome.org/outreachy/

Transcript

1. openSourceDiversity++ @AnjanaVakil
2. Hi! I’m Anjana The Recurse Center
3. What is Outreachy?
4. Paid, mentored internships in FOSS Full-time for 3 months, offered 2x year
5. Who is it for?
6. worldwide: women (cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people USA: all Black/African American, Hispanic/Latin@, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people
8. Why is it so important?
9. graphics.wsj.com/diversity-in-tech-companies/
10. 2002: 1.1% 2013: 11% Women in FLOSS geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/FLOSS
11. theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/12/women-considered-better-coders-hide-gender-github
12. How can you get involved?