Women are playing key roles in technology and make significant contributions to open source software projects. WoMoz is an organization that aims to encourage and support women's participation in open source and Mozilla projects through blogging, interviews, videos and networking opportunities. The goal is to help more women contribute their skills in areas like localization, events, quality assurance, development and more by providing a community where they feel supported.

3. • For freedom of speech
• Encouragement
• Awareness
• Motivation

4. • It’s a misbelief that women don’t have much
knowledge on technology and programming.
• They don’t show interest in technical aspects.

5. • Women are playing key roles in corporate
sectors
• Indian women have come across a long
way
• They are very good at coding and
programming and show much interest in
technical aspects when compared to few
men.

6. • Present your ideas
• Share them
• Increase contribution % of women in FLOSS

7. • Your not alone
• WoMoz is here for you
• Guides you, develops you

8. • Blog posts, interviews, video, Bonjour
WoMoz...
• University students
• Women's groups
• Role models

9. Mitchell Baker – Head & Chairperson
of Mozilla Foundation, Chairperson
Mozilla Corporation
Satoko Takita – Chairman
Mozilla Japan

10. • Ubuntu Women
• GNOME Women
• PHP Women
• DrupalChix
• Linuxchix
• Debian Women

11. -WoMoz!
www.womoz.org
● What is WoMoz for?
Meeting point open to all, where women can meet other FLOSS
contributors (ML, IRC, wiki, blog)
● GOAL?
Help contribute to FLOSS & Mozilla:
localization, events, QA, evangelism, community marketing,
development...

12. Source : FLOSSPOLS, 2004 - 2006

13. FOSS is often « unknown » and suffers from
misconceptions.

14. FOSS is often « unknown » and suffers from
misconceptions.
Free and open-source software

15. • You need to be a coder

16. • Localization
• Design
• Support
• Events
• Documentation
• Bugs
• Marketing
• Code

17. You're on your own

18. Open Source Community

19. Degree Mandatory

20. • More visibility
• No discrimination
• Empower women
• All contributions are valuable

21. 1) IRC
2) Mailing List
3) Wiki
4) Blog
5) Video
• irc.mozilla.org : #womoz
• www.womoz.org

22. • Don’t stick to just planning………………..
• Start implementing…. Womoz is with you!!!
• Men are also allowed in womoz group.

23. • Come up with your ideas………….
• Let’s use it…..and make women community
proud….

26. • Hema Bhanu
• Email: hema.bhanuwinner@gmail.com
• Priyanka Nag
• Email: priynag@gmail.com