This document discusses increasing gender diversity in open web initiatives. It notes that while over 50% of humans are women, there is a low presence of women involved in open web and Mozilla projects. The document encourages women to get involved through activities like bug reporting, coding, documentation, and community events. It promotes the WoMoz initiative to recruit more women and make open web technologies more inclusive and accessible to all.

2. Women and the Open Web
6 July 2013 | Microsoft Philippines, Makati City

3. HELLO! I’m Faye.
• Industrial engineering
graduate
• Mozilla Rep since 2011
• Web enthusiast
• Systems and
procedures staff in a car
manufacturing company

4. 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

5. 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

6. 3C’s of Open Source
•Code
•Collaboration
•Community
OSI, 2008

7. Open Web
Bringing open
standards to the
Web

8. 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

14. Mozilla Representatives
Firefox Student Ambassadors

15. WHERE DO WOMEN COME IN?

16. •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.

17. • Mitchell Baker
Mozilla Chief Lizard Wrangler
Chairperson of Mozilla Foundation
Chairperson and former CEO of Mozilla Corporation

19. Our goals
• Increase gender diversity in Mozilla communities
• Improve visibility and involvement of women in
FLOSS projects
• Empower women in the industry

20. HOW CAN WOMEN
CONTRIBUTE?

21. HOW CAN WOMEN CONTRIBUTE?
• Bugs reporting
• Code
• Design
• Documentation
• Events organization
• Localization
• Marketing
• Support
• And the list goes on…

22. HOW TO GET WOMEN
INVOLVED?

23. How to get women involved?
•No sexist jokes
•Make women feel expected
on events (like this!)

24. 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

25. ANYONE CAN JOIN.
Regardless of age, gender, industry, ANYTHING!

26. 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

27. My Contact Details
fayetandog@mozillaph.org
@fayetandog
fb.me/fayetandog