Comments on: Want more women in open source? Try paying them. http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/19/want-more-women-in-open-source-try-paying-them/ Women, feminism, and geek culture Wed, 16 May 2012 16:39:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dori http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/19/want-more-women-in-open-source-try-paying-them/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Dori Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:39:46 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=398#comment-307 Oh please, oh please.... I'd take a paid open source gig in a hot second. If anyone hears of openings that might fit me (résumé available upon request), especially if they're okay with working remotely, please let me know! Oh please, oh please….

I’d take a paid open source gig in a hot second. If anyone hears of openings that might fit me (résumé available upon request), especially if they’re okay with working remotely, please let me know!

]]> By: Mary http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/19/want-more-women-in-open-source-try-paying-them/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Mary Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:19:26 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=398#comment-303 I think this is definitely a concern with Open Source companies that cultivate a volunteer community around their product and then strongly prefer to hire out of that community. Unless they make steps to make the community unusually diverse, their hiring pool is then badly skewed. I think this is definitely a concern with Open Source companies that cultivate a volunteer community around their product and then strongly prefer to hire out of that community. Unless they make steps to make the community unusually diverse, their hiring pool is then badly skewed.

]]> By: Liz Henry http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/19/want-more-women-in-open-source-try-paying-them/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Liz Henry Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:31:14 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=398#comment-215 Right on. Right on.

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