The slides from the LugRadio Live USA talk (April 2008). The video of this talk is available on Google videos.
This presentation is also being delivered at LRL UK (July 2008) and at OSCON (July 2008).
29. DON’T ...
Don’t tell sexist jokes.
Don’t call people bitches.
Don’t take the keyboard away.
Don’t make sexual advances towards women.
Don’t complain about the lack of women in computing.
Don’t stare and point when women arrive.
Don’t treat women stereotypically.
Don’t criticize too much.
Don’t invite only male speakers.
Don’t microspecialize.
Don’t make your meetings hard to attend.
Don’t make new people feel unwelcome.
Don’t underestimate girlfriends or wives.
Source: HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux
30. DO ... Do protest sexist jokes.
Do show some respect.
Do give directions and explain them clearly.
Do act friendly.
Do encourage women in computing.
Do treat new arrivals politely.
Do treat women as normal people.
Do compliment.
Do ask women to speak.
Do discuss broader topics.
Do make meetings easy to attend.
Do help new people get involved.
Do treat girlfriends and wives as independent people.
Source: HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux
31. Summary
Don’t be a dick.
Do encourage participation.
37. “God gave men
brains larger
than dogs’ so
they wouldn’t
`
hump women’s
legs at cocktail
parties.”
Kate Libby, Hackers
Photo by: Malingering (Flickr)
116. Thanks, eh?
Creative Commons (flickr.com) More photos:
acnatta (quilting bee) www.punkinchuckin.ca
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bebulaki (open window) xkcd.com (getting out of bed)
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hypatia & good for her (sex toys) xkcd.com (shopping)
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hockey and more (stanley cup) www.flickr.com/emmajane
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iamiam (canadian flag) huge-large corporations who
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library_mistress (reference librarian) may or may not have allowed
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new1mproved (girls jumping into a lake) me to use their images
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neonmanifesto (card game)
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julphotos (woman looking into camera)
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malingering (dog humping leg)
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morten.dk (drupal socks)
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picsbyathena (scrapbooking)
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steve patterson (nature journaling)
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obtuse (Red Hat Society parade)
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sliqua (red hat dude)
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yougotrickrolled (poster in bedroom)
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thomashawk (Red Hat Soc + other)
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welshboy (man climbing fence)
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stan (working at laptop)
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wowstanley (female police)
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shefaet (learning chess)
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jeff brick (new volkswagons)
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