How to make women feel included in the tech world?

An information science researcher studied open source programming communities, where women make up only 9.8% of the people who contribute code, to see which ones were able to keep women involved.

She found the answer is strength in numbers – communities for women and women mentoring women create places where women can stand up to sexist culture.

https://theconversation.com/the-retention-problem-women-are-going-into-tech-but-are-also-being-driven-out-200625

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The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out

Women are severely underrepresented in tech. Strength in numbers – communities for women and women mentoring women – can counter tech’s sexist culture and help retain women in the field.

The Conversation