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En francais

  • Féministe et geek, 2003, par Lunar
    une réflexion sur le site et l’association copinedegeek.com
  • Interview de Machtelt Garrels, auteure de “How to encourage Women in Linux”
  • L’industrie européenne des TIC a besoin de femmes !, rapport de la commission europeenne, 2008
    On pense souvent que les carrières dans les technologies de l’information et des communications sont réservées aux hommes. Cette idée reçue est bien loin de la réalité. Bien que le nombre de femmes diplômées en ingénierie ou en informatique reste faible, les jeunes femmes peuvent espérer réussir une carrière valorisante dans le secteur des TIC. Ce sujet est au cœur d’une conférence organisée aujourd’hui à Bruxelles, dans la perspective de la journée de la femme (le 8 mars), à l’occasion de laquelle la Commission européenne encouragera les jeunes filles d’Europe à «sortir de l’ombre et saisir l’opportunITé».
  • La présence des femmes dans la communauté du libre [pdf] par Aurélie Chaumat [LinuxchixFR]
  • La pirate de l’art, 1999, Le Monde
    article sur Rena Tangens, fondatrice du groupe de hackereuses “Haecksen”
  • Le féminisme et les logiciels libre sont tous deux opposés à une culture forte, 2003
    interview avec les Genderchangers
  • Les hackeuses, 2005, présentation d’une excursion dans le cadre de l’émission Tracks sur Arte
  • Les logiciels libres et le genre 2006, ADAonline
    texte court, s’appuyant surtout sur l’étude Flosspols
  • Le sexe des sciences, 1997, par Ingrid Carlander
    “Sur 441 prix Nobel scientifiques, 11 seulement ont été attribués à des femmes.”
  • Manifeste Cyborg, 1985, par Donna Haraway
    “C’est l’invention d’une glossolalie féministe qui glace d’effroi les circuits super-évangélistes de la nouvelle droite. Cela veut dire construire et détruire les machines, les identités, les catégories, les relations, les légendes de l’espace. Et bien qu’elles soient liées l’une à l’autre dans une spirale qui danse, je préfère être cyborg que déesse.”
  • Women@Work, un article sur le groupe de femmes Zene na delu de Belgrade
    “Confronter les clichés qui traînent à la réalité ambiante . Oubliez une part de ce que vous pensez des féministes et entrez dans le féminisme pragmatique, intellectuel politique et pratique…”

In english

  • A Fat Girl’s Intimate Perspective On Hacker Culture [pdf] 2004, by b9punk
    a funny illustrated paper (of a talk at 21C3) about hacker culture and what a girl would have to do to be taken seriously therein
  • A Techno-Feminist Perspective on the Free/Libre Open Source 2005, by Yuwei Lin
    “This paper tries to analyse the FLOSS development from a “techno-feminist” perspective (Wajcman 2004). Staying away from a reductionism that simplifies the gender issue in the FLOSS community to the level of a fight between men and women, the issues I attempt to address include not only the inequality that women face in computing, but also other inequalities that other users face mainly emerging from the power relationships between expert and lay (namely, developer and user) in software design. Instead of splitting women and men in the FLOSS development, this analysis helps motivate both men and women to work together, reduce the gender gap, and improve the disadvantaged statuses of women and a wider users community in the FLOSS development.”
  • Cyberspace as a networking tool for feminists, 2005, by Wendy Harcourt
    Wendy Harcourt argues that cyberspace is undoubtedly making communication much easier, it has shifted spaces and ways in which we interact even if the same power/knowledge nexus remains. She reflects on how she with other women around the world use Internet in their feminist work. Her essay asks if cyberspace, despite misgivings, works as an effective political tool for feminists.
  • Cyborg Manifesto 1985, by Donna Haraway
    “It is an imagination of a feminist speaking in tongues to strike fear into the circuits of the supersavers of the new right. It means both building and destroying machines, identities, categories, relationships, space stories. Though both are bound in the spiral dance, I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess.“
  • Flosspols, Gender integrated report of findings [pdf] 2005, by Cambridge University
    “We propose to study the role of gender in free/libre/open source software (F/LOSS) communities because an earlier EC study (Ghosh et al 2002, 2005) revealed a significant discrepancy in the proportion of men to women. It showed that just about 1.5% of F/LOSS community members were female at that time, compared with 28% in proprietary software. Through an ethnographic study consisting of empirical surveys, participant observation and qualitative interviews, we aimed to provide the world’s first comprehensive study of gender in F/LOSS and develop policies to maintain the EU’s leading role in this field.”
  • Geek Chicks 2000, by Kirrili “Skud” Robert
    “Much discussion of gender inequality in certain fields revolves around the concept of “Nature vs. Nurture”. “Nature” is the term used to describe biological and genetic influences that are present at birth, while “nurture” refers to the environment in which a person is brought up. [..] ince we cannot address the issue of “Nature” with respect to female geeks, this article will attempt to examine the “Nurture” side of the issue, and changes to our environment which may encourage more women into technical fields, especially hackerdom and the Open Source/Free Software movement.”
  • Gender differences in computer-mediated communication: Bringing familiar baggage to the new frontier, 1994, by Susan C. Herring
    “My basic claim has two parts: first, that women and men have recognizably different styles in posting to the Internet, contrary to the claim that CMC neutralizes distinctions of gender; and second, that women and men have different communicative ethics — that is, they value different kinds of online interactions as appropriate and desirable. I illustrate these differences — and some of the problems that arise because of them — with specific reference to the phenomenon of “flaming”.”
  • Gender Differences in CMC: Findings and Implications, 2000, by Susan C. Herring
    “Starting with the early popularization of the Internet, and as recently as the mid-1990’s, gender has been claimed to be invisible in text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC)-the absence of physical cues as to a message sender’s identity was thought to remove all trace of information as to gender, race, social class, etc. from the message, making the medium inherently democratic and egalitarian. [1] However, claims of widespread gender anonymity have not been supported by research on online interaction. In the present essay, I report on what has been found in a number of empirical studies of gender and CMC, and consider the implications of those findings for issues of access to online resources and social equality for women in the Internet Age.”
  • Gender Dimensions in FLOSS development 2005, by Yuwei Lin
    The FLOSS ideal of equality, inclusivity and freeness is sadly let down by the gender imbalance of its participants, with women comprising just over 1 percent of FLOSS developers. Yuwei Lin analyses the causes of the gender digital divide and suggests a way to help close it
  • Gender Issues in Cyberspace, 1997, chapter 7 of thesis by Anita F. Colyer
    “Cultural messages regarding gender-appropriate behavior influence women’s perceptions of the desirability of computer usage. While certain technologies are perceived as “appropriate” to women, others have been delineated as “male” technologies. [..] However, over the course of recent history, skills related to computer technologies have been viewed as the domain of male “experts” who have in many ways shaped the production and consumption of computer-mediated avenues of communication.”
  • Getting Girls interested in Computers, 2000, by Cynthia Lanius
    still relevant!
  • Getting in touch with the feminine side of open source 2005 by Jay Liman
    Open Source Convention : One key theme of the discussion was the fact that women in open source tend to be involved in management, marketing, and leadership roles, but they do not tend to excel in the more technical aspects of software development, with some notable exceptions.
  • Howto Encourage Women in Linux 2002, by Machtelt Garrels
    “There is also virtually no comprehensible getting started information, women-related or not. A beginners HOWTO, with some special hints and tips to help women find their way in Linux, seemed a good idea. ”
  • Howto Encourage Women in Linux 2002, by Val Henson
    “In this HOWTO, we’ll talk about why women stay out of computing in general, why they stay away from Linux in particular, and what you can do to help encourage women in Linux.”
  • Inclusion, diversity and gender equality: Gender Dimensions of the Free/Libre Open Source Software Development [pdf] 2005 by Yuwei Lin
    This essay describes and analyses challenges (societal and organisational) and advantages (e.g. new models for mobile and collaborative work online), particularly regarding gender issues, encountered in the recent FLOSS development. The paper concludes with suggestions on how to create rules and resources and the creation of a common FLOSS space for both genders.
  • Let’s all evolve past this: The Barriers women face in tech communities by Gloria/Devchix
    “I won’t be addressing the more obvious problems affecting women in tech environments such as the pay scale gap between women and men, the blatantly inappropriate sexism and personal harassment that has taken place, and persists. My reasons are because I feel these issues have been properly and effectively addressed by other women in tech (they’re not resolved by any means, but at least public awareness is rising). With this article, I am attempting to address the less obvious or unobvious reasons why some tech environments are intolerable for many women.”
  • Opening Doors For Women in computing 2005, by Alorie Gilbert and Ed Fraunheim
    “[..] a number of scholars reject the idea that women are biologically less apt to succeed in the computer science field. They point instead to factors such as the stereotype of computer jockeying as a geeky, male profession. The long hours often required with computing jobs also may deter women who wish to raise children.”
  • Open Source, Gender and Participation 2004, unpublished thesis by Magni Onsoien
  • Social software: fiction, action-at-a-distance and dolls 2006, by Nancy Mauro Flude
    “I am interested in the relationship between public and networked spaces, and the relevance of gender and selfhood; how they affect this relationship. I use the term ‘public’ as a connecting term, as a platform able to connect narratives and to spread memes to a broader population; also as a part of our own persona, as a way in which we see ourselves. These new social spaces created by ’situated software’ allow us to actively shape the meaning of the spaces in which we find ourselves and in turn challenge us to reconfigure the limits of our sensory perception.”
  • The Debian Women Project [pdf] a talk by Hanna M. Wallach at FOSDEM 2004
  • The hidden engineering gender gap 2007, by Joyce Park
    “I want to focus on a well-known but little-studied phenomenon in the technology industry — particularly in the newer, more experimental, startup-driven subdomains — and in the Open Source movement. This enigma is the lack of self-taught female software engineers.”
  • The male privilege checklist, as men tend to be unaware of their own privileges as men, the Alas bloggers compiled a list focusing on the invisible privileges benefiting men..
  • The Roles, Reactions, and Attitudes of Women in Computer Science - From the ENIAC into the 1990s, 2000, by Carolyn B. Boyce
    “Taking matters into their own hands, many women in the technology field are attempting to create a more welcoming and gender-balanced environment. This paper will describe the roles of women in the computing environment of the World War II/ENIAC era, the pros and cons of modern-day “Women Into Technology” programs, responses and anecdotes from women throughout the 1990s, the female-only “Systers” e-mailing list, and some current media trends relating to women in computer science.”
  • The WhyFiles: Women in Science, what are the obstacles? 2005
    What do sociology and psychology have to say about the obstacles confronting women in the sciences?
  • Things Can Break. Tech Women Crashing Computers and Preconceptions 2007, by Aileen Derieg
    A text on the hacklab ASCII, the Genderchangers and the Eclectic Tech Carnival, “Knowledge Can Cross Borders, Women and Equipment Can’t“
  • Tutorials for change: Gender Schemas and Science Carrers 2006, by Virginia Valian, professor for psychology and Linguistics
    animated voice over tutorials on: Sex Disparities in Rank and Salary, Gender Schemas and Our Evaluations of Others, Gender Schemas and Our Evaluations of Ourselves, Remedies: What you can do
  • Two studies on the effect of stereotypes 2003, by Maria Enderton
    “The first study experimentally tests for the existence of stereotype threat effects for females with regard to computer competency. The second, qualitative, study collects and analyzes female computer scientists’ experiences with and views about the effects of gender stereotypes for women in computer science.”
  • Where are the women in information technology? [pdf] by Nancy Ramsey and Pamela McCorduck
    “The literature suggests that it is no mystery. Women who enter and remain in IT do so under extremely trying circumstances, which are almost entirely cultural. Given the strides that women are making toward parity in other professional fields, the question really must be phrased: what is wrong with IT that it can’t attract and hold women?”
  • Why are there so few female computer scientists? 1991, by Ellen Spertus
    This report examines why women pursue careers in computer science and related fields far less frequently than men do. In 1990, only 13% of PhDs in computer science went to women, and only 7.8% of computer science professors were female. Causes include the different ways in which boys and girls are raised, the stereotypes of female engineers, subtle biases that females face, problems resulting from working in predominantly male environments, and sexual biases in language. A theme of the report is that women’s underrepresentation is not primarily due to direct discrimination but to subconscious behavior that perpetuates the status quo.
  • Why are there so few women in science, 1999, Nature debates
    “Women are unequally represented in science and their career progression is not comparable to their male colleagues. The growing interest in this topic may partly be because of the growing awareness of the huge untapped economic potential that women represent. [..]The male orientation of science is unlikely to be the sole explanation for women’s under-representation. Widespread acceptance of a stereotyping of scientists and engineers as stolidly male from school to university level is likely to be important.“
  • Why Systers 1993, by Anita Borg
    “exclusively female forums, such as Systers, are a particularly effective way to connect women in our field with each other. They also ultimately contribute to improved communication between women and men.”
  • Women and gender in the history of computing [pdf] by Janet Abbate, 2003
    “Women’s historical involvement with computers has not been widely publicized, in part because historians of computing have focused mainly on hardware. Men have been the inventors of machines through most of the history of computing, because women did not usually have access to the necessary training and resources…”
  • Women in Computing Professions, will the Internet make a difference? [pdf], 2004 by various authors
    talks organised by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford n association with the British Computer Society (BCS) and Association for Computer Machinery (ACM)
  • Women in Open Source 2007, by Jem Matzan
    report on SCALE 5X: * Women frequently don’t know how to get started with a project. * They are afraid of looking stupid. * They don’t want to be flamed on the public mailing lists or IRC. * The feel that they do not speak English well enough to participate. * They are uncomfortable with publicly accessible and archived email lists. * They are not comfortable “selling” their ideas to the group. * Sexist jokes and demeaning comments create a negative atmosphere for women.
  • Women, lost in Cyberspace? 1997, by Laurie Finke
    About the use of new technologies in school
  • Women and Free Software In Eastern Europe 2005, Christina Haralovna
    “Providing education on open standards and on free software and identifying the problems confronting us will give a good base for devising solutions in different countries. Defining strategy is our next task…”
  • “Women wanted in Europe’s ICT industry”!, European Union report, 2008,
    Careers in information and communications technology (ICT) are often thought to be restricted to men. Such a common stereotype is far from the truth. Although the proportion of women graduating in engineering or computer science is still very low, young girls can expect a successful and rewarding career in the ICT sector. This topic is at the core of a conference organised today, ahead of International Women’s day (8 March), in Brussels, where the European Commission will encourage young girls in Europe to “Move out of the shadow and seize the opportunITy”.

LIVRES/BOOKS

Bibliographies

FILMS

  • Conceiving Ada, film about Emmy Coer, a computer genius, who devises a method of communicating with the past by tapping into undying information waves. She manages to reach the world of Ada Lovelace, founder of the idea of a computer language and proponent of the possibilities of the “difference engine.” Even if William S. Burroughs plays a major role in this film, the story itself is quite 90ies and does not change your life..
  • Interviews from the 3rd Cyberfeminist International, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Les informaticiennes d’ADA, interviews téléchargeables
  • Linuxvirgin an erotic and informative video series about learning to build a computer to run linux on.
  • Hippies from Hell are a group of hackers, techies, artists, writers and puzzlers. In the eighties they published hacker magazine Hacktic and in 1993 they started the first Dutch Internet-provider, xs4all, thus opening the Internet for the general public. Watch the film here.
  • Password: Women, a film about how communication and information tools like the Internet, (Internet-)radio and cd-roms can be put to work to advance the position of women. It is a film about the possibilities as well as the limitations of these new information tools. Is the Internet a useful instrument for Roma women in Eastern Europe to challenge taboo’s about sexuality? Can information on a cd-rom improve the economic position of semi-literate or illiterate women? Does the Internet enhance or limit opportunities for women worldwide?
  • Powering the Electrical Revolution: Women and Technology - exhibit/videos
  • Unauthorized Access an interesting film on hackers and hacking “techniques”. by Annaliza Savage.
  • Processing Cyberfeminism 1999 by Cornelia Sollfrank/Old Boys Network
  • Women Hackers by Cornelia Sollfrank.

VIDEOS DE CONFERENCES / CONFERENCE VIDEOS

  • Pornography and technology [m4v]@ 23C3
  • Revenge of the female nerds, [m4v] Annalee Newitz @ 23C3
  • Violet Blue on teledildonics @ Monochrom Taugshow n° 9
  • Women at What The Hack, This is a seven minute TV clip about female presenters at What The Hack. Stefanie Wehner (field of expertise: Quantum Cryptography), Fabienne Serriere (Multi Channel Audio), Rena Tangens (Big Brother Awards) and Melanie Rieback (Fun and Mayhem with RFID) talk about their experiences with and thoughts about being a woman in a male profession.
  • Women in free Software by Anne Ostergard, Libre Software Entrepreneur
    Are women in FLOSS considered as bugs, groupies, or equal partners in their field of skills?
    “Most discrimination of all kinds is utterly unintentional, and that kind of discrimination is harder to tackle because there is no evil intent and no-one to directly blame. It still needs tackling and that is in part about making people understand when their culture and actions put off or exclude others.”

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