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February 12, 2009

Geek Feminism Wiki

Geek Feminism Wiki is an interesting resource for women in technology, CS, gaming, engineering, and other “geek communities,” detailing the issues faced by women in these areas.  It provides a brief explanation of Feminism and how it applies to the “geek” aka technology community.

Some of the most interesting reads on the wiki so far include:

  • List of historical women geeks – a great list of names of famous women with a short blurb about who they are
  • List of women in Open Source – a terrific jumping-off point to find out what women have done and are doing in the OS movement
  • Getting girls into IT – What programmers and educators can do to encourage young women to enter the field of technology
  • Blogging – an interesting history of issues that women bloggers face online

What’s so great about this site is that, as a wiki, you have the power to contribute and many of the sections of the wiki are off to a great start but are clearly asking to be filled with contributions.  Sections are ready for women in science, engineering, and even “hacker” culture, but they need more information.  As this wiki grows, it will continue to grow into an impressive resource for young people and educators in the field of Information Technology.

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