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= Fedora Women =
{{Infobox group
| name = Fedora Women
| caption = Promoting and supporting involvement of women in the Fedora Project
| irc = {{fpchat|#fedora-women}} on [https://libera.chat Libera]
| mailing_list = women@lists.fedoraproject.org
| mailing_list_subscribe = https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/women.lists.fedoraproject.org/
| mailing_list_archive = https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/women@lists.fedoraproject.org/
}}


Fedora Women aims to provide a central forum and point of support for the often under-represented side of Fedora's Community.
'''Fedora Women''' is an informal community effort to promote and support the involvement of anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary in the Fedora Community. Since announced in July 2006,<ref>[https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-July/msg00003.html Introducing Fedora Women]</ref> Fedora Women advocated for awareness about women within the Fedora Project and their contributions.


A large portion of the Fedora userbase is made up of women. They are often under-represented within the community, with many people not even realizing how big a share of the community they are. The Fedora Women program aims to improve that representation and to provide a forum for the women of the Fedora Community.
An article was published on the Fedora [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops/community-blog/ Community Blog] in 2016 about women contributors in Fedora.<ref>[https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/women-in-computing-and-fedora/ Women in Computing and Fedora]</ref>


Read more [[/Mission| about our mission...]]
Although this community effort is not very active, the [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/diversity-inclusion/ Fedora Diversity & Inclusion Team] is the best point-of-contact for support with the Fedora Women effort.




== Communicate and Get Involved ==
== Mission statement ==


The [https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-women-list fedora-women-list]  mailing list is available for email communications.  Full [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-women-list/ archives]  are available.
* Foster involvement of women in Fedora and Free and Open Source Software.
* Provide a central forum for women interested in Fedora and Free and Open Source Software to interact.
* Provide a stronger voice for the women of the Fedora Community and highlight their contributors to Fedora.  


The <code>#fedora-women</code> IRC channel on [http://freenode.net/ freenode] is always available for live chat.


== Get involved ==


== Women of Fedora ==
Fedora Women is open to any woman or non-binary person in the Fedora Project and Free and Open Source Software. Involvement with Fedora Project as a user and/or a contributor is highly encouraged, but not required. We also welcome anyone who supports the involvement of women to use and contribute to Fedora Project, regardless of their gender.


Lady contributors to the Fedora Project can add their [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraProject:User_pages wiki homepages] to the Category:Women category.  [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Women The Category:Women page] can be used to locate them, along with other Fedora Women pages.
Join Fedora Women on Freenode IRC at [https://webchat.freenode.net/#fedora-women #fedora-women]. You can also subscribe to [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/women.lists.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora Women mailing list]. If you are new to Fedora Women, please introduce yourself on the mailing list to the Fedora Women community.


Paste the Category:Women tag on the bottom of the wiki page that you desire to be tagged as such.
=== New to Fedora? ===
<pre><nowiki> [[Category:Women]] </nowiki></pre>


== Joining the Fedora Project ==
You can contribute to Fedora across diverse teams including but not limited to Coding and Development, Packaging, Testing, Marketing, Outreach, Advocacy, Community Operations, Design. If you are interested in contributing, introducing yourself to the [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-join/ Fedora Join community] is a good place to start!


Women who are interested in working with the Fedora Project can work with Fedora Women to get started.  They can also work through the [[Mentors|  Fedora Mentors]]  project to get assistance for every step.  For more information about working with the Fedora Project, see these resources:
=== Outreachy ===


* [[Join|  Join]]
Fedora participates in the [https://www.outreachy.org/ Outreachy] program, formerly known as GNOME Outreach Program for Women (OPW). Outreachy was inspired by both the Google Summer of Code and also how few women applied for it in the past. Different free and open source software (FOSS) projects or organizations can apply to offer paid internships as part of the program. This program is an internship program specifically targeted at women, people of color, and other under-represented groups.
* [[FedoraBounties|  FedoraBounties]]
* [[Mentors|  Mentors]]  


== Press ==


* [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-July/msg00003.html fedora-announce-list Announcement]
== Know Our Existing Women Contributors ==
* [http://fedoranews.org/wiki/Fedora_Weekly_News_Issue_56 FedoraNEWS.ORG Appearance]
* [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/29/1444223 Slashdot Announcement]
* [http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6100569.html ZDNet News Article]


== Other Resources ==
{| border="1"
!  Name || Location
|-
| [[User:Amani|A Mani]]|| Kolkata, India
|-
| [[User:Rbergero|Robyn]]|| Phoenix, AZ, USA
|-
| [[User:Tatica|María "tatica" Leandro]]|| Venezuela - LATAM
|-
| [[User:Aeva|Aeva]]|| Chicago, OH, USA
|-
| [[User:Rsuehle|Ruth]]|| Raleigh, NC, USA
|-
| [[User:Duffy|Mizmo]]|| Boston, MA, USA
|-
| [[User:amsharma|Amita Sharma]]|| Pune, India
|-
| [[User:bee2502|Bee (Bhagyashree)]]|| Guwahati, India
|-
| [[User:Lailah|Lailah (Sylvia Sánchez)]]|| Montevideo, Uruguay
|-
| [[User:Jonatoni|Jona Azizaj]]|| Tiranë, Albania - EMEA
|-
| [[User:Acarter|Amanda Carter]]|| Chapel Hill, NC, USA
|-
| [[User:yulytas|Julita Inca]]|| Lima, Peru
|-
| [[User:Lilixx|Aura Lila Gutiérrez]]|| Nicaragua, LATAM
|-
| [[User:Alyaj2a|Aly Yuliza Machaca Mamani]]|| Peru, LATAM
|-
| [[User:Leanderthal|K Rain Leander]]|| Groningen, Netherlands, EMEA
|-
| [[User:trishnag|Trishna Guha]]|| Kolkata, India
|-
| [[User:mativi|Ana Mativi]]|| Brazil - LATAM
|-
| [[User:Rhea|Radka (Rhea) Gustavsson]]|| EMEA
|-
| [[User:Limb|Gwyn "limb" Ciesla]]|| Aurora, IL, USA
|}


* [[Women/LinuxChix|  LinuxChix]] is a community of women working with Linux.
 
* [http://live.gnome.org/GnomeWomen GNOME Women] is a group dedicated to providing encouragement for women to contribute to GNOME.
== Events ==
* [http://women.kde.org/ KDE-Women] is about building a community of female KDE contributors and users.
 
* [http://women.debian.org/ The Debian Women Project] seeks to balance and diversify the Debian Project by actively engaging with interested women and encouraging them to become more involved with Debian.
This section is moving to the Diversity & Inclusion Team documentation website. Check back soon for more info about past and future events.
* [http://ubuntu-women.org/ Ubuntu-Women] is a team functioning under Ubuntu to provide a platform and encouragement for women to contribute to Ubuntu.
 
* [http://centroamericanas.piensalibre.org/ Centroamericanas] is a group of women working with Free Software in Central America. They have reached beyond the region. This is a Spanish speaking group.
 
* [http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Geek_Feminism_Wiki Geek Feminism Wiki] A wiki for all news about and for women in geek spaces.
== External links ==
 
* [https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/women-in-computing-and-fedora/ Women in Computing and Fedora]
* [http://archwomen.org/ Arch Linux Women]
* [http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Geek_Feminism_Wiki Geek Feminism Wiki]
* [http://live.gnome.org/GnomeWomen GNOME Women]
* [http://women.kde.org/ KDE-Women]
* [http://www.linuxchix.org/ LinuxChix]
* [http://women.debian.org/ The Debian Women Project]
* [http://ubuntu-women.org/ Ubuntu-Women]
 
== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 2 July 2021

Fedora Women
}}}
Promoting and supporting involvement of women in the Fedora Project

IRC #fedora-women[?] on Libera
Mailing list women@lists.fedoraproject.org


Fedora Women is an informal community effort to promote and support the involvement of anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary in the Fedora Community. Since announced in July 2006,[1] Fedora Women advocated for awareness about women within the Fedora Project and their contributions.

An article was published on the Fedora Community Blog in 2016 about women contributors in Fedora.[2]

Although this community effort is not very active, the Fedora Diversity & Inclusion Team is the best point-of-contact for support with the Fedora Women effort.


Mission statement

  • Foster involvement of women in Fedora and Free and Open Source Software.
  • Provide a central forum for women interested in Fedora and Free and Open Source Software to interact.
  • Provide a stronger voice for the women of the Fedora Community and highlight their contributors to Fedora.


Get involved

Fedora Women is open to any woman or non-binary person in the Fedora Project and Free and Open Source Software. Involvement with Fedora Project as a user and/or a contributor is highly encouraged, but not required. We also welcome anyone who supports the involvement of women to use and contribute to Fedora Project, regardless of their gender.

Join Fedora Women on Freenode IRC at #fedora-women. You can also subscribe to Fedora Women mailing list. If you are new to Fedora Women, please introduce yourself on the mailing list to the Fedora Women community.

New to Fedora?

You can contribute to Fedora across diverse teams including but not limited to Coding and Development, Packaging, Testing, Marketing, Outreach, Advocacy, Community Operations, Design. If you are interested in contributing, introducing yourself to the Fedora Join community is a good place to start!

Outreachy

Fedora participates in the Outreachy program, formerly known as GNOME Outreach Program for Women (OPW). Outreachy was inspired by both the Google Summer of Code and also how few women applied for it in the past. Different free and open source software (FOSS) projects or organizations can apply to offer paid internships as part of the program. This program is an internship program specifically targeted at women, people of color, and other under-represented groups.


Know Our Existing Women Contributors

Name Location
A Mani Kolkata, India
Robyn Phoenix, AZ, USA
María "tatica" Leandro Venezuela - LATAM
Aeva Chicago, OH, USA
Ruth Raleigh, NC, USA
Mizmo Boston, MA, USA
Amita Sharma Pune, India
Bee (Bhagyashree) Guwahati, India
Lailah (Sylvia Sánchez) Montevideo, Uruguay
Jona Azizaj Tiranë, Albania - EMEA
Amanda Carter Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Julita Inca Lima, Peru
Aura Lila Gutiérrez Nicaragua, LATAM
Aly Yuliza Machaca Mamani Peru, LATAM
K Rain Leander Groningen, Netherlands, EMEA
Trishna Guha Kolkata, India
Ana Mativi Brazil - LATAM
Radka (Rhea) Gustavsson EMEA
Gwyn "limb" Ciesla Aurora, IL, USA


Events

This section is moving to the Diversity & Inclusion Team documentation website. Check back soon for more info about past and future events.


External links

References