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WoMoz Mombasa
Presenter: Alifiyah GanijeeMozilla Representative Twitter: @alifyaganijee
WoMoz Mombasa
#womoz #womozmsa #mozillamombasa
Agenda
Presenter: Alifiyah GanijeeTwitter: @alifyaganijee
1. Overview of WoMoz…What?Why?How?2. Mozilla projects3. Problems facing women in tech4. Women & Entreprenuership5. Some inspiring videos6. Let’s have fun!
WoMoz?Women in Mozilla & FOSS
Presenter: Alifiyah GanijeeTwitter: @alifyaganijee
We are a community composed of members from different Open Source projects. We are mainly dedicated to improving women's visibility and involvement in Free/Open Source and Mozilla, and to increase the number of women contributors.
Why WoMoz?
Presenter: Alifiyah GanijeeTwitter: @alifyaganijee
1. More women on earth 2. Products are a reflection of those who
create them3. Awareness & Motivation4. Diversity fundamentals in teams5. Entrepreneurship & leadership
Numbers• Few in FLOSS• Few in Mozilla• Even less developers
Why?• Discrimination / sexist jokes• Access to computers• Few women in IT / CS fields
MythsWomen can’t understand Computer Science
MythsYou don’t need to be a geek!
Mozilla Projects
• Firefox OS• Webmaker• Localization• Documentation & Writing
Famous women in FOSS
Mitchell Baker – Head & Chairperson of Mozilla Foundation, Chairperson Mozilla Corporation
Famous women in FOSS
Satoko Takita –Chairman Mozilla Japan
Famous women in FOSS
• Ubuntu Women• GNOME Women• PHP Women• DrupalChix• Linuxchix• Debian Women
Famous women in Africa
Juliana Rotich is the co-founder of Ushahidi, open-source software for collecting and mapping information -- and of iHub, a collective tech space in Nairobi, Kenya. She is a TED Senior Fellow.
Famous women in Africa
Ory Okolloh is a Kenyan activist, lawyer, and blogger. She currently holds the position of Director of Investments at Omidyar Network. She was formerly the Policy Manager for Africa with Google
Famous women in Africa
Shikoh Gitau is the Founder of Ummeli, an application that helps people find jobs and secure interviews, Googler
Famous women in Africa
Are you the next one?
Thank you!