Google just released their participation data regarding the upcoming
Google Summer of Code (or winter of you are on the other side of the
world :) )
" The program set another record this year: the highest percentage yet
of women accepted. 8.3% of our accepted students identified themselves
as female, versus 7.1% percent last year. Overall the percentage of
women accepted has slowly but surely increased every year since 2006."
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/google-summer-of-code-2012…
Great news!! I'm curious how a more collaborative and mentor-based
short-term project like Summer of Code could perhaps encourage higher
participation in Wikipedia. One could say, "Oh, we have that with the
Global Education program," but, perhaps there is more to learn from
Google's summer projects and the opportunity for intimate learning
relationships from experienced coders.
(Summer of Wiki!? :D )
-Sarah
p.s. thank you Donna Benjamin from
kattekrab.net for sharing the link.
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