To our horror, a far-right MEP asked Henna Virkkunen
if she considers herself up to the task or a 'token woman' candidate 😠
Worse, Virkkunen fails to address sexist comments, choosing instead to take the hit.
A sad day for those who have been accused of being ‘diversity hires’ and ‘quota hires’ who are way more competent than this display of right-wing machismo 🙅🏽♀️
Behind every line of code, there's a woman who paved the way. Discover their stories. 🌐 https://nowebwithoutwomen.com/
📣 Women* in tech workshop: Let’s spark more Adas in our tech world! 📣
📍 SFSCON - NOI Techpark
🗓️ Saturday, 9 Nov
⏰ 09:20h
💻 Free, registration needed: https://www.sfscon.it/workshops/lets-spark-more-adas-in-our-tech-world-workshop/
🚀 Join us to explore how to encourage women, especially girls, to tinker and code! Let's discuss ways to promote diversity & gender equity in the #FreeSoftware community. 💻🌍
Share your experiences, ideas, and perspectives as we collaborate to create a more inclusive and diverse future in tech for everyone!
In light of the recent €27 million cut in EU funding, which effects #FreeSoftware #OpenSource projects and organisations like
@fdroid @thunderbird
@matrix @davx5app @peertube
@postmarketOS @nixos_org @torproject @pixelfed @wireguard @libreoffice @xmpp @cryptpad
the need for long-term, sustainable support has become more evident than ever!
Raise your voice and take part in an ongoing consultation to safeguard EU funding for #softwarefreedom :
Absolutely worth a reading! 🤯
https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships?s=09
And what made it even more mindblowing was to realise that this power dynamic has made us all women become strangers in our own bodies and brains.
There is so much ahead of us to discover and to understand that today I can't help but wish all the women who read this, the ones around me, and the ones I love the wisdom and the strength to reclaim and own the beautiful thing that is to be one. 💜💚
Blender 🔶
🏳️🌈 Brie 🌞🚴🌱✨
EDRi
Matthias Kirschner
Niharika Singhal
Free Software Foundation Europe
