Comment Re:No, it's not about to change (Score 1) 339
Then how come in Finland and Malaysia over 60% of the IT industry (form the most technical to the most senior) are women? The fact is that in many societies women don't participate much in It and it is _cultural_, not genetic or whatever else people try to rationalise. If some people want to try to change the culture to give all people equal access to opportunity, then please go ahead.
After all, the very spirit of FOSS is about an environment where great people can _be_ great. Regardless of any biases they may have to deal with in their home culture.
Try reading this, look at some of the crap thrown at women in FOSS (specifically just for being women) and then realise that the opportunities are not even. Women groups in FOSS is needed now to address certain imbalances. I certainly think that our culture can evolve past needing it, but right now they are a good idea.
