Women and the Open Web6 July 2013 | Microsoft Philippines, Makati City

HELLO! I’m Faye.

•Industrial engineering graduate

•Mozilla Rep since 2011

•Web enthusiast

•Systems and procedures staff in a car manufacturing company

Open Source•Free re-distribution of software

•Availability of source code with software

•Derived works allowed

•Integrity of author's source code be maintained

•No discrimination against persons or groups

•No discrimination against fields of endeavor

OSI, 2008

Open Source

The Open Source Definition further requires:

•Distribution of license

•License must not be specific to product

•License must not restrict other software

•License must be technology-neutral

OSI, 2008

3C’s of Open Source

•Code

•Collaboration

•CommunityOSI, 2008

Open Web

Bringing open standards to

the Web

How to do it

•Using open source Web frameworks, tools and technologies

•Contribute by reporting bugs in open web technologies

•Join communities and help educate others

Mozilla Representatives

Firefox Student Ambassadors

WHERE DO WOMEN COME IN?

•Over 50% of humans are women

•Half of your potential users are women

….and yet there is a low presence of women in open web initiatives.

•Mitchell Baker

Mozilla Chief Lizard Wrangler

Chairperson of Mozilla Foundation

Chairperson and former CEO of Mozilla Corporation

Our goals

•Increase gender diversity in Mozilla communities

•Improve visibility and involvement of women in FLOSS projects

•Empower women in the industry

HOW CAN WOMEN CONTRIBUTE?

HOW CAN WOMEN CONTRIBUTE?

•Bugs reporting

•Code

•Design

•Documentation

•Events organization

•Localization

•Marketing

•Support

•And the list goes on…

HOW TO GET WOMEN INVOLVED?

How to get women involved?

•No sexist jokes

•Make women feel expected on events (like this!)

What will we do?

•Recruit women the WoMoz initiative in the Philippines

•Organize events together!

•Improve the online presence of the cause!

•Join tech events and promote the cause

•Promote Mozilla Reps/Student Reps to women

ANYONE CAN JOIN.Regardless of age, gender, industry,

ANYTHING!

Join the WoMoz initiative

•Mailing List (womoz@lists.womoz.org )

Subscribe through http://bit.ly/womozlist

•Wiki (https://wiki.mozilla.org/WoMoz)

•Twitter (@womozilla)

www.womoz.org

My Contact Details

fayetandog@mozillaph.

org

@fayetandog

fb.me/fayetandog