Women in Software Development
// The ReadME Project
Women in Software Development
Celebrating individuals, companies, and open source teams making a difference for women in deveopment.
Feature Story
How Python is building a welcoming community for women
The Python community is setting an example other open source communities can follow.
Creating a culture of inclusion for women
Data shows high rates of attrition for women in development roles. This—at a time when we are facing shortages of developers—represents a pivotal moment to reimagine the developer workplace and open source community to create a space where women have equal opportunity for growth, advancement, and fulfilling lifelong careers.
Feature Story
Creating opportunity for women in development
Now is the time to remake the workplace.
Lorena Mesa // pyladies
Building a globally diverse, welcoming Python community
Lorena finds the sweet spot between Python, politics, community governance and open source.
Jory Burson // jquery
Setting the right bar for open source standards
Jory takes matters into her own hands and asks the tough questions to optimize collaboration.
Marcy Sutton // whatwg
Making accessibility in tech the rule, not the exception
Marcy on the power of advocacy to normalize accessibility and bring more voices to open source.
Kath Korevec
Chasing challenges to ship developer solutions
Armed with research, conviction and user empathy, Kath is determined to find answers.
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About The ReadME Project
Coding is usually seen as a solitary activity, but it’s actually the world’s largest community effort led by open source maintainers, contributors, and teams. These unsung heroes put in long hours to build software, fix issues, field questions, and manage communities.
The ReadME Project is part of GitHub’s ongoing effort to amplify the voices of the developer community. It’s an evolving space to engage with the community and explore the stories, challenges, technology, and culture that surround the world of open source.
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