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ADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuingABOUT ADA LOVELACE
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 - and was the world's first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world's first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program - the Analytical Engine, designed by Charles Babbage - was EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done.ADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuingABOUT ADA LOVELACE
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 - and was the world's first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world's first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program - the Analytical Engine, designed by Charles Babbage - was EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done. ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences CONFERENCE ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK IN SKEPTIC COMMUNITIES As a non-profit supporting women in open technology and culture, the Ada Initiative cares deeply about ending harassment in geek communities. Our co-founders, Mary Gardiner and Valerie Aurora, co-authored the most widely used example anti-harassment policy, hosted on the Geek Feminism Wiki.The Ada Initiative’s first project was advocating full-time for the adoption of policies in the open IS IMPOSTOR SYNDROME KEEPING WOMEN OUT OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY The Ada Initiative fights Impostor Syndrome because it is a major factor holding back women in open source software, Wikipedia, open hardware, and similar areas. Here’s what we’ve learned from helping over 300 women in open technology and culture overcomeImpostor Syndrome.
REBOOTING THE ADA LOVELACE MYTHOS: VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT How has the perception of Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, changed through history? What does that changing view say about us as a society? That's the subject of "Rebooting the Ada Lovelace Mythos," the keynote at the world's first conference celebrating the achievements of Countess Ada Lovelace, hosted at the Stevens Institute of CENSUS, MARCH 2011: DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF RESPONSES We ran the first Ada Initiative Census of open technology and culture in March 2011. We aimed to find out where the women are, and how they perceive their community. We're ready to share the results of this, our first project under the Ada Initiative banner. In this post, we'll set the scene with a YOU DID IT! THANK YOU, AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU AND THE ADA You did it! Over 1100 donors gave over $206,000 to our 2014 fundraising drive. We reached our original goal of $150,000 with 3 days to go, and then you gave another $56,000!!! This month alone has made a real difference for women in open technology and culture.Not only will your generous donations help fund our 2014-2015 plans including four AdaCamp unconferences for women, the YOU DID IT! WE RAISED $100,000 FOR WOMEN IN OPEN TECH With less than two days to go to the end of our 2013 fundraising drive, we have successfully raised over $100,000 for women in open technology and culture!. This means the Ada Initiative can continue our important work, making conferences safer and more welcoming, teaching women to overcome Impostor Syndrome, and running AdaCamp unconferences for women in open tech/culture. GUEST POST: WHAT'S WRONG WITH "MERITOCRACY" IN OPEN SOURCE The recent welcome announcement that GitHub was replacing a rug celebrating the concept of a meritocracy in open source software development has had a lot of people wondering, “What’s so wrong with meritocracy?” To answer this, we are publishing an excerpt from a post by Ashe Dryden, “The Ethics of Unpaid Labor and the OSS Community.” Ashe Dryden is a programmer, diversity GRAYDON HOARE: "I DONATED BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THE Q. Tell us about yourself I'm a tools and language engineer, currently at Mozilla and working on the Rust language. I was at Red Hat before, and a few other places. I've worked primarily on lower-level things: compilers, crypto tools, version control systems, profilers, simulators, debuggers, diagnostic systems, etc. Not usually all thatsuccessful, but
HOW YOU CAN HELP #BANBOOTHBABES AT CES This week saw the birth of the "#banboothbabes" campaign, kicked off by a news story calling for action on booth babes at CES, a large consumer electronics show (sign the petition here). The company behind CES, the Consumer Electronics Association, said they hadn't received "a single formal complaint" about booth babes, apparently discountingthe blizzard
ADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done. BLOOMBERG MATCHES $5,000 JSCONF US DONATION TO ADA Bloomberg, the financial news and information services company, announced it will donate $5,000 to the Ada Initiative to support women in open technology and culture. Bloomberg, a leading sponsor of the 2013 JSConf U.S. conference, which kicked-off today in Amelia Island, Florida, was inspired by the generous $5,000 donation of JSConf attendees and organizers toADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done. BLOOMBERG MATCHES $5,000 JSCONF US DONATION TO ADA Bloomberg, the financial news and information services company, announced it will donate $5,000 to the Ada Initiative to support women in open technology and culture. Bloomberg, a leading sponsor of the 2013 JSConf U.S. conference, which kicked-off today in Amelia Island, Florida, was inspired by the generous $5,000 donation of JSConf attendees and organizers toABOUT ADA LOVELACE
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 - and was the world's first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world's first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program - the Analytical Engine, designed by Charles Babbage - was OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
REBOOTING THE ADA LOVELACE MYTHOS: VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT How has the perception of Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, changed through history? What does that changing view say about us as a society? That's the subject of "Rebooting the Ada Lovelace Mythos," the keynote at the world's first conference celebrating the achievements of Countess Ada Lovelace, hosted at the Stevens Institute of SUPPORTING 477 WOMEN IN OPEN SOURCE THROUGH GITHUB AND ADA Updated to add: As of April 24, 2014, Ada Initiative no longer partners with GitHub. When the Ada Initiative partnered with GitHub to give away free private source code repositories to women learning open source software, we thought maybe a few dozen people would take us up on the offer. 6 weeks later, we've given HEROKU, O'REILLY AND THE PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION The Ada Initiative is pleased to welcome Heroku, O'Reilly, and the Python Software Foundation as the newest sponsors of AdaCamp San Francisco, our conference dedicated to increasing women’s participation in open technology and culture. Heroku is the first AdaCamp supporting sponsor. Heroku is a cloud platform that allows app developers to spend their time on YOU DID IT! WE RAISED $100,000 FOR WOMEN IN OPEN TECH With less than two days to go to the end of our 2013 fundraising drive, we have successfully raised over $100,000 for women in open technology and culture!. This means the Ada Initiative can continue our important work, making conferences safer and more welcoming, teaching women to overcome Impostor Syndrome, and running AdaCamp unconferences for women in open tech/culture. DEFCON: WHY CONFERENCE HARASSMENT MATTERS DEFCON: Why conference harassment matters. This weekend was DEFCON 20, the largest and most famous hacker conference in the world. I didn’t go to DEFCON because I’m a woman, and I don’t like it when strangers grab my crotch. Let’s back up a little bit. DEFCON is a stellar computer security conference, attended by famous computer ADACAMP SAN FRANCISCO FINAL REPORT: "IT WAS AN AMAZING AdaCamp is an unconference for women and female-identified people in open technology and culture and the people who support them. AdaCamp brings women together to build community, discuss issues women have in common across open technology and culture fields, and find ways to address them. Nearly 180 people attended the main track of AdaCamp San WELCOMING MEL CHUA, SKY CROESER, ALICIA GIBB, ANDREA The Ada Initiative advisory board is a group of volunteers from across open technology and culture who have the passion, knowledge, and time to actively support women in open technology and culture. The advisors play a crucial part in the Ada Initiative’s work: sharing their knowledge of communities like open hardware or Wikipedia, helping organize AdaCamp and other events, reviewing JOIN ROBIN HAMMERMAN AND OTHER ADA LOVELACE RESEARCHERS In January, we shared with you the call for papers for the Celebrating the Achievements and Legacies of Ada Lovelace conference: CALL FOR PAPERS Celebrating the Achievements and Legacies of Ada Lovelace 18 October 2013 Stevens Institute of Technology, College of Arts and Letters (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) An interdisciplinary conference celebrating the achievements andADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done. BLOOMBERG MATCHES $5,000 JSCONF US DONATION TO ADA Bloomberg, the financial news and information services company, announced it will donate $5,000 to the Ada Initiative to support women in open technology and culture. Bloomberg, a leading sponsor of the 2013 JSConf U.S. conference, which kicked-off today in Amelia Island, Florida, was inspired by the generous $5,000 donation of JSConf attendees and organizers toADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done. BLOOMBERG MATCHES $5,000 JSCONF US DONATION TO ADA Bloomberg, the financial news and information services company, announced it will donate $5,000 to the Ada Initiative to support women in open technology and culture. Bloomberg, a leading sponsor of the 2013 JSConf U.S. conference, which kicked-off today in Amelia Island, Florida, was inspired by the generous $5,000 donation of JSConf attendees and organizers toABOUT ADA LOVELACE
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 - and was the world's first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world's first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program - the Analytical Engine, designed by Charles Babbage - was OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
REBOOTING THE ADA LOVELACE MYTHOS: VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT How has the perception of Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, changed through history? What does that changing view say about us as a society? That's the subject of "Rebooting the Ada Lovelace Mythos," the keynote at the world's first conference celebrating the achievements of Countess Ada Lovelace, hosted at the Stevens Institute of FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek SUPPORTING 477 WOMEN IN OPEN SOURCE THROUGH GITHUB AND ADA Updated to add: As of April 24, 2014, Ada Initiative no longer partners with GitHub. When the Ada Initiative partnered with GitHub to give away free private source code repositories to women learning open source software, we thought maybe a few dozen people would take us up on the offer. 6 weeks later, we've given YOU DID IT! WE RAISED $100,000 FOR WOMEN IN OPEN TECH With less than two days to go to the end of our 2013 fundraising drive, we have successfully raised over $100,000 for women in open technology and culture!. This means the Ada Initiative can continue our important work, making conferences safer and more welcoming, teaching women to overcome Impostor Syndrome, and running AdaCamp unconferences for women in open tech/culture. DEFCON: WHY CONFERENCE HARASSMENT MATTERS DEFCON: Why conference harassment matters. This weekend was DEFCON 20, the largest and most famous hacker conference in the world. I didn’t go to DEFCON because I’m a woman, and I don’t like it when strangers grab my crotch. Let’s back up a little bit. DEFCON is a stellar computer security conference, attended by famous computer ADACAMP SAN FRANCISCO FINAL REPORT: "IT WAS AN AMAZING AdaCamp is an unconference for women and female-identified people in open technology and culture and the people who support them. AdaCamp brings women together to build community, discuss issues women have in common across open technology and culture fields, and find ways to address them. Nearly 180 people attended the main track of AdaCamp San WELCOMING MEL CHUA, SKY CROESER, ALICIA GIBB, ANDREA The Ada Initiative advisory board is a group of volunteers from across open technology and culture who have the passion, knowledge, and time to actively support women in open technology and culture. The advisors play a crucial part in the Ada Initiative’s work: sharing their knowledge of communities like open hardware or Wikipedia, helping organize AdaCamp and other events, reviewing JOIN ROBIN HAMMERMAN AND OTHER ADA LOVELACE RESEARCHERS In January, we shared with you the call for papers for the Celebrating the Achievements and Legacies of Ada Lovelace conference: CALL FOR PAPERS Celebrating the Achievements and Legacies of Ada Lovelace 18 October 2013 Stevens Institute of Technology, College of Arts and Letters (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) An interdisciplinary conference celebrating the achievements andADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuingABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done.ADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuingABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN: "THE IMPACT THAT THE PROGRAM The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) is a paid internship program in open source — both programming and other contributions — for anyone who was assigned female at birth and anyone who identifies as a woman, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree regardless of gender presentation or assigned sex at birth. Applications for the December2013 to
ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Introduction About the Ally Skills Workshop Scope and audience Preparing for the workshop Collect sign-ups in advance Workshop size Participation must be voluntary and in good faith IMPOSTOR SYNDROME-PROOF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPUTING COMMUNITY Impostor syndrome thrives in communities with arbitrary, unnecessary standards, where harsh criticism is the norm, and where secrecy surrounds the actual process of getting work done. ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVE The Ada Initiative was a United States 501(c)3 charitable organization. Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative has closed and has donated its work to feminist hackerspace FOUNDERS | ADA INITIATIVE Founders Valerie Aurora, Co-founder Valerie Aurora was the co-founder and Executive Director of the Ada Initiative. Along with Mary Gardiner, she co-created and implemented projects like the Ada Initiative conference anti-harassment policy, now adopted by hundreds of open tech/culture events. Aurora co-created and taught the Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop, which teaches men simple ways ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek REBOOTING THE ADA LOVELACE MYTHOS: VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT How has the perception of Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, changed through history? What does that changing view say about us as a society? That's the subject of "Rebooting the Ada Lovelace Mythos," the keynote at the world's first conference celebrating the achievements of Countess Ada Lovelace, hosted at the Stevens Institute of IS IMPOSTOR SYNDROME KEEPING WOMEN OUT OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY The Ada Initiative fights Impostor Syndrome because it is a major factor holding back women in open source software, Wikipedia, open hardware, and similar areas. Here’s what we’ve learned from helping over 300 women in open technology and culture overcomeImpostor Syndrome.
YOU DID IT! THANK YOU, AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU AND THE ADA You did it! Over 1100 donors gave over $206,000 to our 2014 fundraising drive. We reached our original goal of $150,000 with 3 days to go, and then you gave another $56,000!!! This month alone has made a real difference for women in open technology and culture.Not only will your generous donations help fund our 2014-2015 plans including four AdaCamp unconferences for women, the HOW YOU CAN HELP #BANBOOTHBABES AT CES This week saw the birth of the "#banboothbabes" campaign, kicked off by a news story calling for action on booth babes at CES, a large consumer electronics show (sign the petition here). The company behind CES, the Consumer Electronics Association, said they hadn't received "a single formal complaint" about booth babes, apparently discountingthe blizzard
GUEST POST: WHAT'S WRONG WITH "MERITOCRACY" IN OPEN SOURCE The recent welcome announcement that GitHub was replacing a rug celebrating the concept of a meritocracy in open source software development has had a lot of people wondering, “What’s so wrong with meritocracy?” To answer this, we are publishing an excerpt from a post by Ashe Dryden, “The Ethics of Unpaid Labor and the OSS Community.” Ashe Dryden is a programmer, diversityADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVEABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the GeekADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVEABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVE The Ada Initiative was a United States 501(c)3 charitable organization. Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative has closed and has donated its work to feminist hackerspace BLOG | ADA INITIATIVE | SUPPORTING WOMEN IN OPEN One year ago, on October 15, 2015, the Ada Initiative officially shut down, ending nearly 5 years of work supporting women in open technology and culture.But the Ada Initiative’s legacy lives on! One year on, here is a status report on how thousands of people are carrying our work forward with the Ally Skills Workshop, the AdaCamp Toolkit, and codes of conduct. FOUNDERS | ADA INITIATIVE Founders Valerie Aurora, Co-founder Valerie Aurora was the co-founder and Executive Director of the Ada Initiative. Along with Mary Gardiner, she co-created and implemented projects like the Ada Initiative conference anti-harassment policy, now adopted by hundreds of open tech/culture events. Aurora co-created and taught the Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop, which teaches men simple ways ADA INITIATIVE EVENT ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY Ada Initiative event anti-harassment policy. This anti-harassment policy applies to all events organised by the Ada Initiative. Some events may have additions to the policy. The Ada Initiative is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone at our events. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participantsin any form.
THE ADA INITIATIVE’S LEGACY, ONE YEAR ON One year ago, on October 15, 2015, the Ada Initiative officially shut down, ending nearly 5 years of work supporting women in open technology and culture.But the Ada Initiative’s legacy lives on! One year on, here is a status report on how thousands of people are carrying our work forward with the Ally Skills Workshop, the AdaCamp Toolkit, and codes of conduct. HANDLING HARASSMENT INCIDENTS SWIFTLY AND SAFELY As anti-harassment policies become more widespread at open technology and culture events, different ways of handling harassment incidents are emerging. We advocate a swift process in which final decisions are made by a small group of empowered decision makers, whose focus is on the safety of the people attending the event. Open technology andculture
FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. IS IMPOSTOR SYNDROME KEEPING WOMEN OUT OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY The Ada Initiative fights Impostor Syndrome because it is a major factor holding back women in open source software, Wikipedia, open hardware, and similar areas. Here’s what we’ve learned from helping over 300 women in open technology and culture overcomeImpostor Syndrome.
GRAYDON HOARE: "I DONATED BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THE Q. Tell us about yourself I'm a tools and language engineer, currently at Mozilla and working on the Rust language. I was at Red Hat before, and a few other places. I've worked primarily on lower-level things: compilers, crypto tools, version control systems, profilers, simulators, debuggers, diagnostic systems, etc. Not usually all thatsuccessful, but
ADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVEABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the GeekADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVEABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVE The Ada Initiative was a United States 501(c)3 charitable organization. Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative has closed and has donated its work to feminist hackerspace BLOG | ADA INITIATIVE | SUPPORTING WOMEN IN OPEN One year ago, on October 15, 2015, the Ada Initiative officially shut down, ending nearly 5 years of work supporting women in open technology and culture.But the Ada Initiative’s legacy lives on! One year on, here is a status report on how thousands of people are carrying our work forward with the Ally Skills Workshop, the AdaCamp Toolkit, and codes of conduct. FOUNDERS | ADA INITIATIVE Founders Valerie Aurora, Co-founder Valerie Aurora was the co-founder and Executive Director of the Ada Initiative. Along with Mary Gardiner, she co-created and implemented projects like the Ada Initiative conference anti-harassment policy, now adopted by hundreds of open tech/culture events. Aurora co-created and taught the Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop, which teaches men simple ways ADA INITIATIVE EVENT ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY Ada Initiative event anti-harassment policy. This anti-harassment policy applies to all events organised by the Ada Initiative. Some events may have additions to the policy. The Ada Initiative is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone at our events. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participantsin any form.
THE ADA INITIATIVE’S LEGACY, ONE YEAR ON One year ago, on October 15, 2015, the Ada Initiative officially shut down, ending nearly 5 years of work supporting women in open technology and culture.But the Ada Initiative’s legacy lives on! One year on, here is a status report on how thousands of people are carrying our work forward with the Ally Skills Workshop, the AdaCamp Toolkit, and codes of conduct. HANDLING HARASSMENT INCIDENTS SWIFTLY AND SAFELY As anti-harassment policies become more widespread at open technology and culture events, different ways of handling harassment incidents are emerging. We advocate a swift process in which final decisions are made by a small group of empowered decision makers, whose focus is on the safety of the people attending the event. Open technology andculture
FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. IS IMPOSTOR SYNDROME KEEPING WOMEN OUT OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY The Ada Initiative fights Impostor Syndrome because it is a major factor holding back women in open source software, Wikipedia, open hardware, and similar areas. Here’s what we’ve learned from helping over 300 women in open technology and culture overcomeImpostor Syndrome.
GRAYDON HOARE: "I DONATED BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THE Q. Tell us about yourself I'm a tools and language engineer, currently at Mozilla and working on the Rust language. I was at Red Hat before, and a few other places. I've worked primarily on lower-level things: compilers, crypto tools, version control systems, profilers, simulators, debuggers, diagnostic systems, etc. Not usually all thatsuccessful, but
ADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVEABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the GeekADA INITIATIVE
Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but we encourage you to continue supporting women in open technology and culture by continuing ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVEABOUT ADA LOVELACE
About Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was born in 1815 – and was the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published a scientific paper containing the world’s first computer program. Unfortunately, the machine that could have run the program – the Analytical Engine,designed by
EXAMPLE ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP The Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop taught men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learned techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The workshop taught skills relevant everywhere, with a focus on those most relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the HOWTO DESIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Now that you’ve learned a little more about designing community codes of conduct, it’s time to go advocate for one in your community! We recommend starting with the Django code of conduct or the Rust code of conduct.Take a look also at the comparison of codes of conduct on the Geek Feminism Wiki.And if you need some advice on getting over the rough patches, we encourage you to email us at IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TRAINING Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren't actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other's opinion of their work above their ANTI-HARASSMENT WORK Conference anti-harassment policy Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual assault, and pornography at open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policy for modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences "WHY DON'T YOU JUST HIT HIM?" The example conference anti-harassment policy was announced on the Geek Feminism blog in November 2010 by Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. Afterwards, hundreds of people suggested a "better" solution to sexual harassment: Knee him in the groin! This is a repost of what Valerie's co-founder, Mary Gardiner, wrote about what's wrong with "Just hit him!" FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek ABOUT THE ADA INITIATIVE The Ada Initiative was a United States 501(c)3 charitable organization. Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative has closed and has donated its work to feminist hackerspace BLOG | ADA INITIATIVE | SUPPORTING WOMEN IN OPEN One year ago, on October 15, 2015, the Ada Initiative officially shut down, ending nearly 5 years of work supporting women in open technology and culture.But the Ada Initiative’s legacy lives on! One year on, here is a status report on how thousands of people are carrying our work forward with the Ally Skills Workshop, the AdaCamp Toolkit, and codes of conduct. FOUNDERS | ADA INITIATIVE Founders Valerie Aurora, Co-founder Valerie Aurora was the co-founder and Executive Director of the Ada Initiative. Along with Mary Gardiner, she co-created and implemented projects like the Ada Initiative conference anti-harassment policy, now adopted by hundreds of open tech/culture events. Aurora co-created and taught the Ada Initiative Ally Skills Workshop, which teaches men simple ways ADA INITIATIVE EVENT ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY Ada Initiative event anti-harassment policy. This anti-harassment policy applies to all events organised by the Ada Initiative. Some events may have additions to the policy. The Ada Initiative is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone at our events. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participantsin any form.
THE ADA INITIATIVE’S LEGACY, ONE YEAR ON One year ago, on October 15, 2015, the Ada Initiative officially shut down, ending nearly 5 years of work supporting women in open technology and culture.But the Ada Initiative’s legacy lives on! One year on, here is a status report on how thousands of people are carrying our work forward with the Ally Skills Workshop, the AdaCamp Toolkit, and codes of conduct. HANDLING HARASSMENT INCIDENTS SWIFTLY AND SAFELY As anti-harassment policies become more widespread at open technology and culture events, different ways of handling harassment incidents are emerging. We advocate a swift process in which final decisions are made by a small group of empowered decision makers, whose focus is on the safety of the people attending the event. Open technology andculture
FREELY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE BOOKLET TEMPLATE DESIGNED TO Freely available conference booklet template designed to welcome women. Look how happy our conference program made AdaCampers! Organizing a conference is a lot of work, and one of the least pleasant tasks is writing the program booklet. The Ada Initiative wrote the best program booklet we knew how for AdaCamp DC, with lots of help from the Geek DELETING ADA LOVELACE FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING Ada Lovelace (full name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) is a familiar figure in the history of computing. She is the world’s first computer programmer, writing the instructions to carry out a computer program on what would have been the world’s first computer if it had been built – the Analytical Engine, designed by famous inventor Charles Babbage. IS IMPOSTOR SYNDROME KEEPING WOMEN OUT OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY The Ada Initiative fights Impostor Syndrome because it is a major factor holding back women in open source software, Wikipedia, open hardware, and similar areas. Here’s what we’ve learned from helping over 300 women in open technology and culture overcomeImpostor Syndrome.
GRAYDON HOARE: "I DONATED BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THE Q. Tell us about yourself I'm a tools and language engineer, currently at Mozilla and working on the Rust language. I was at Red Hat before, and a few other places. I've worked primarily on lower-level things: compilers, crypto tools, version control systems, profilers, simulators, debuggers, diagnostic systems, etc. Not usually all thatsuccessful, but
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* About Ada Lovelace CONTINUE SUPPORTING WOMEN IN OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Co-founders Mary Gardiner and Valerie Aurora Between 2011 and 2015 the Ada Initiative supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity and teaching ally skills. The Ada Initiative closed in October 2015 but WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING WOMEN IN OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE BY CONTINUING AND BUILDING ON THE ADA INITIATIVE’S WORK. Much of our work remains available on adainitiative.org and is freely licensed as Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike so that it can be adapted and improved by youand your community.
ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP Allies workshop discussion The Ally Skills Workshop teaches men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learn techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The skills we teach are relevant everywhere, including skills particularly relevant to open technology and culture communities. At the end of the workshop, participants will feel more confident in speaking up to support women, be more aware of the challenges facing women in their workplaces and communities, and have closer relationships with theother participants.
TEACHING MATERIALS FOR THE ALLY SKILLS WORKSHOP ARE AVAILABLE UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKELICENCE.
OVERCOMING IMPOSTOR SYNDROME Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you aren’t actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a fraud. It is prevalent among women in open tech/culture, many of whom have been socialised to value other’s opinion of their work above their own, and to do things “by the book.” Impostor syndrome is a common reaction to doing publicly visible and publicly criticised work like that done in open technology and culture. The Overcoming Impostor Syndrome class was created by the Ada Initiative to teach women in open technology and culture how to overcome Impostor Syndrome. While this class is designed for women in open technology and culture, it can be adapted for any group that is the target of oppression. OVERCOMING IMPOSTOR SYNDROME TEACHING MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE LICENCE. You can also find other public materials on Impostor Syndrome prepared by our community, such as exercises and videos, on the Overcoming Impostor Syndrome page.
CONFERENCE ANTI-HARASSMENT Inspired by multiple reports of groping, sexual
assault
,
and pornography at
open tech/culture conferences, the Ada Initiative co-founders helped write and promote an example conference anti-harassment policyfor
modification and reuse by conference organizers. Since the publication of the example anti-harassment policy in late 2010, hundreds of conferences have adopted an anti-harassmentpolicy
and several organizations have adopted a policy for all their events. We encourage all open technology and culture events to REVIEW OUR ANTI-HARASSMENT MATERIALSAND
ADAPT OUR FREELY REUSABLE ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY FOR THEIR EVENT. We encourage community members to refuse to attend or speak at events that do not have an anti-harassment policy. EVENTS FOR WOMEN IN OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE AdaCamp Bangalore attendees in 2014 AdaCamp was a two-day unconference dedicated to increasing women’s participation in open technology and culture, including open source software, Wikipedia and other wiki-related projects, open knowledge and education, open government and open data, open hardware and appropriate technology, library technology, creative fan culture, remix culture, translation, localization, internationalization, and more. Seven AdaCamps were run by the Ada Initiative from 2012 to 2015. THE ADA INITIATIVE IS HAPPY TO SHARE THE ADACAMP TOOLKIT , LICENCED CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE, WHICH GIVES PEOPLE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO RUN EVENTS SIMILAR TO ADACAMP. It includes more than 20 event resources, including sample website content; a guide to
managing challenging topics at a feminist unconference; and a guide to
inclusive catering
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WRITING
The Ada Initiative wrote extensively on issues for women in open technology and culture, particularly harassment. MUCH OF OUR BESTWRITING IS
LICENSED CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE FOR YOU TO ADAPT TO YOUR OWN COMMUNITY AND REPUBLISH. OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE * Support women and other oppressed people entering your community by impostor syndrome-proofing it:
documenting your norms, providing mentoring for newcomers, and encouraging a supportive style of collaboration. * Suggest women or members of underrepresented groups to be speakers and panelists at events you attend * Support Outreachy with mentorship, sponsorship, or donation * Support Black Girls Code and similar organizations by donating or volunteering * Join or donate to feminist hackerspaces * Ask your employer to support the Recurse Center * Ask your employer to sponsor a feminist event for women in an open technology and culture field * Ask your employer to review their hiring process and their HR practices to support employees who are women or members of other underrepresented groups * Ask your employer to run unconscious bias training * Ask your employer to only sponsor events with anti-harassmentpolicies
* Ask events you attend to adopt inclusive practices such as access lanes, childcare and travel grants * Push the Overton Windowby advocating for
“extreme” positions supporting women in open technology and culture (remember: once, conference anti-harassment policies wereextreme)
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