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<BR>On Tue, 5 May 2009 18:40:59 -0400,<BR>simo, s@ssimo.org, wrote:<BR> <BR> [...]<BR><BR>> Se c'e' un problema sociale questo va risolto dove nasce e alla fonte,<BR>> se ci sono poche donne disponibili per parlare a conferenze non si puo'<BR>> certo condannare gli organizzatori delle conferenze.<BR>> Che devono fare ? Obbligare una donna qualsiasi a paralare di "qualcosa"<BR>> pur di avere una quota rosa ?<BR><BR>Bhe', c'e' chi pensa che alcune delle cose da fare per incoraggiare la <BR>presenza femminile siano, in pratica, proprio queste...:<BR> <BR>"3.17. Don't invite only male speakers<BR><BR>If all your speakers are always men, women will notice and <BR>not feel welcome. Role models people can identify with are important <BR>to staying interested in a field.<BR> <BR>3.18. Do ask women to speak<BR><BR>It's surprisingly easy to find technically brilliant female computer scientists <BR>willing to come speak to your group. If you explain that you are trying <BR>to encourage women in computers, many women will be even more likely <BR>to speak at your event. <BR>Women speakers are probably the number one way to get women to come <BR>to your event. They will be able to see a role model, ask her questions <BR>about her experiences, and for a few hours at least, not feel like the only <BR>woman who's interested in computers. Be sure that when you do invite a <BR>woman speaker that you advertise the event well, especially to women.<BR>One woman says that she noticed her LUG paid less attention to and <BR>was ruder to women speakers. She thought it might be because <BR>the members dismissed the possibility of her knowing anything they <BR>didn't already know. <BR>Be sure not to let this happen to your women speakers." [1]<BR><BR>> Secondo me si fa una grande ingiustizia a dipingere organizzatori di<BR>> conferenze in queto settore come gente che volontariamente discrimina le<BR>> donne, non e' la mia esperienza e lo trovo profondamente ingiusto.<BR>> <BR>> Simo. <BR><BR>Forse il termine 'volontariamente' potrebbe rappresentare <BR>un po' la chiave di lettura della situazione...:<BR> <BR>"Women are actively (if unconsciously) excluded rather <BR>than passively disinterested. <BR>The effect lies within F/LOSS cultural and social arrangements. <BR>The exclusion happens among people who often do not mean <BR>to appear, and who do not interpret their own actions, <BR>as hostile to women. <BR>The effect is an outcome of the importance given to the individual <BR>as the sole carrier of agency." [2]<BR> <BR> <BR>IMHO sarebbe proprio bello se un tavolo tutto maschile <BR>cominciasse a fare riflettere gli organizzatori di conferenze!<BR> <BR>un saluto<BR>angela<BR> <BR> <BR><BR>[1] How to encourage women in linux<BR><A href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/">http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/</A><BR> <BR>[2] Gender: Integrated Report of Findings <BR><A href="http://flosspols.org/deliverables/FLOSSPOLS-D16-Gender_Integrated_Report_of_Findings.pdf">http://flosspols.org/deliverables/FLOSSPOLS-D16-Gender_Integrated_Report_of_Findings.pdf</A><BR>
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