25 Women in 10 Free Software Organizations for GNOME's Outreach Program for Women
The GNOME Foundation has announced the acceptance of 25 women into the next round of its Outreach Program for Women internships at ten different free software organizations. "Interns from the most recent completed round of the Outreach Program for Women added to the long list of accomplishments of the 47 women who took part in the program since December 2010.
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The dramatic increase in participation of women in GNOME and our experience with the Outreach Program for Women show that there are many women interested in contributing to Free Software and that reaching out to them with targeted opportunities is an effective way to help them get involved. We anticipate the expansion of the program will create a big shift in the demographic of Free Software contributors."