Womens resource project email protected women online worldwide. Imagine being the moderator of an online news forum and youre responsible for determining the source publisher of the news article. These 10 online shops are not only backed by an awesomely feminist attitude, but they also stock some of. Sex and sexuality are another frequent topic of discussion. The feminist software foundation is the worlds first truly feminist programming organisation. Important aspects characters how does this differ from the collegium frame. Today, shes at the helm of a successful app that puts women in. The polish parliament has indefinitely delayed a final vote on a controversial bill that would almost completely ban abortion in the country. The feminist majority foundation online features daily feminist news, issues of sex discrimination, abortion and birth control, domestic violence, sexual assault. Satirical linux fork mocks calls for open source diversity. Its also worth noting that geek feminism is not specific to open source, and covers other fields such as the tech industry at large, science fiction fandom, gaming, skepticism, and other geek fields.
Apr 07, 2015 12 awesomely feminist tech inventions, from antiharassment apps to games about tampons. Smash the toxic patriarchy inherent in all computer programming languages a group called the feminist software foundation has accused github of misogyny after it disabled access to a repository containing its first effort. Shes interested in law and politics, intersectional feminism, criminal justice, human rights, freedom of the press, the law and feminism, and the politics of south asia. Each purchase helps grow our 10% charitable endofyear donation. The following courses will be helpful in completing this case study. The feminist software foundation is a strawfeminist sockpuppet group created. Martin thezenapproach javascript styleguide, can be applied to other things as well. The question of open source contribution is even less relevant to our contributors who arent even in that field.
Linus torvalds diversity gaffe brings out the best and. The history of this software lab intersects a much longer tale about computation in the humanities, as well as tensions about the role of theory in related projects. Notes on the book clean code a handbook of agile software craftsmanship by robert c. Misogynist c plus equality satire project announced and repositories were created on github and bitbucket, with commits impersonating various geek feminists. This path leads back to the vectors lab and its ongoing efforts at the intersection of theory and praxis. Adaptable, open, and responsive inclusive and collaborative processes collaborative, connected leadership shared power open communication dr. The feminist software foundation has 2 repositories available.
They must be brought onto the right side of history, and toleranux is. Sesali joined the team in 2010 as one of the winners of our so you think you can blog contest. Cplusequality world,s first feminist programming language. A feminist framework locates violence against women and children. Geek feminist contributions to open source geek feminism. Weve put together some of the best feminist links, articles, book titles, and partnerships youll find online. The writing on feministing is not exclusively political, but also concerns feminist perspectives and observations from the staffs daily lives. Dec 14, 2016 why selfcare is an important feminist act. Feminist software foundation c plus equality bitbucket. Mar 28, 2014 github sexism scandal is really about techs fake meritocracy.
Feminist print made for nest gallery by alice marwick feminist. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. Github is where feministsoftwarefoundation builds software. When whitney wolfe, the founder of the dating app bumble, was in college, she was always comfortable making the first move. I am a feminist, you are a feminist, he is a feminist. In may 2014, a contributor submitted a pull request that removed references to the problematic terms master and slave from the django codebaseat first suggesting leader and follower as replacements, but settling on primary and replica shortly thereafter. The feminist software foundation fsf brings you the worlds first operating system by feminists and for feminists toleranux.
Feminist apparel is a progressive clothing company that makes tshirts, sweatshirts, gifts and accessories in collaboration with independent artists geared towards individuals looking to spread and host necessary conversations. The feministsoftwarefoundation has 2 repositories available. Apr 23, 2015 well, in my circle, which consists mostly of csit engineers, github is still not as famous as facebook or twitter or even quora. Private practices, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities have faced a massive influx of patients, though revenue has dropped because appointments are. The contributors to this volume were asked to write about key pieces of feminist scholarship that had particularly influenced their sociological thinking. Dubbed toleranux, the fork, created by a onedayold github account called the feminist software foundation, was announced with a lengthy diatribe full of overthetop mockery of feminist and. The feminist software foundation has no activity during this period. One reader from germany, citing the fsfes controversial statement richard stallman resigns as president of the free software foundation. Contributions and any kind of improvements are very welcome. Forking, in coding lingo, is when you take software in a new direction. Feminist software is a cornerstone of any modern free society. Sign up scripts to deal with multiple ogar servers plus self made daemon like script for servers restarting. Feminist formations seeks robust feminist scholarship, visual art, and poetry that can inspire incisive and politically meaningful analyses and action.
Github sexism scandal is really about techs fake meritocracy. After a short discussion, the django core team unanimously accepted the change and merged it. The feminist software foundation is a straw feminist sockpuppet group created by misogynist trolls from 4chans g and pol boards in 20. Links best of the feminist web partners and onsite nonprofits. A group called the feminist software foundation has accused github of misogyny after it disabled access to a repository containing its first effort. Based in women, gender, and sexuality studies at oregon state university, the editorial team is dedicated to creating an interdisciplinary space of critical inquiry, compassionate response, and. Continue cleaning up the mediawiki formatting 64759b2e. C plus equality is one of their projects, which they describe as satire but which trivialized rape, painted women as irrational, and faked the participation of several women in open source, feminist activists, and writers. A feminist is any woman who tells the truth about her life. Thefeministsoftwarefoundation has 2 repositories available. The feminist majority foundation works for social and political and economic equality for women by using research and education to reduce violence against women, promote abortion rights and birth control access, global womens rights. So, as a pro feminist, i act in support of feminism and work to eliminate the injustices women experience. I never liked gittip because of how it advertises its top.
As a male developer, sometime bitbucket and github user, and constant atlassian product user, i personally find this satire to be anything but its offensive, hostile, and certainly not helping the conversation the entire tech industry is finally beginning to have about gender inequality and maltreatment of female software engineers. For many healthcare professionals who own medical practices during the coronavirus outbreak, concerns have grown over how to pay rent. See more links to feminist sites and blogs in feminist. Feminist software foundation gets grumpy with github or does it. I could also point to her hypocritical call to get people fired for starring the satirical feminist software foundation github repo, a tweet so low even she eventually deleted it. Dec 19, 20 a group called the feminist software foundation has accused github of misogyny after it disabled access to a repository containing its first effort. This is a list of wellknown incidents of sexism, harassment, or other occurrences relevant to the discussion of women and feminism in geek communities. Trigger warning, this repository uses satire and sarcasm and other types of humor that could trigger feminazis into rage fits. Feminist majority foundation breaking news, feminism. Sexism in the technology industry is occupational sexism in the technology industry. Feminist majority foundation breaking news, feminism from. Sign in sign up instantly share code, notes, and snippets. Chapter 5 describes the foundations of a theory of choice poetics, and chap ter 6 goes on to.
Dec 15, 20 a project of the feminist software foundation. Best practice from a feminist perspective womens house shelta may 2009 page 7 framework an integral part of this critical examination is the importance of using a feminist framework. The official github repo was eventually disabled by staff because of complaints. Smash the toxic patriarchy inherent in all computer programming. A self identified trap feminist, and trained with a reproductive justice background, her interests include the intersections of feminism and. Just because im feminine does not mean im not feminist i have a femmie side and embrace it. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. On equality absolutely no coding experience is necessary.
Now hosted on bitbucket, as github proves to be too misogynistic to support a feminist programming language. Have you also applied to other bodies for funding for your project. The feminist majority foundation works for social and political and economic equality for women by using research and education to improve womens lives. The feminist majority foundation online features daily feminist news with take action ideas, domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines, a feminist career center, information on feminism including women and girls in sports and more. How about noirin plunketts defamation lawsuit, for which she is soliciting money on gittip. Cant shake name regret of my 4 year old chippy tea tonight. This pinata, however, should under no circumstances be in your house as a feminist item. Feminist software foundation geek feminism wiki fandom.
Toleranux worlds first tolerant unixlike kernel the feminist software foundation toleranux. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. She then asks what it might mean to designfrom conceptiondigital tools and applications that emerge from contextual concerns of cultural theory and, in particular, from a feminist concern for difference. Thefeministsoftwarefoundation has one repository available. Why is it that the image of a feminist is so often misconstrued. We talk a lot about selfcare at bustle, particularly in the context of managing mental health, as its often very. The apache software foundation asf, one of the granddaddies of.
For over a dozen years, the vectors lab has experimented with digital scholarship through its online publication, vectors, and through scalar, a multimedia authoring platform. The genesis of 8th day center for justices 2016 feminist platform is the result of 40 years of promoting womens rights as human rights in both society and church. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Feminist majority foundation fmf was founded in 1987 by eleanor smeal, peg yorkin, toni carabillo, judith meuli, and kathy spillar.
Save money on clothes, holidays, days out, pregnancy and baby gear, homeware, garden furniture and more with exclusive deals. Use this reference to avoid opensource burnout and keep doing what you love. Polands current abortion laws, some of the strictest in europe, only allow abortions in cases of rape or incest, danger to the pregnant persons life, or severe fetal impairment. Essentially, you poke fun at feminism, github will take it down. Use ultimo as a starting point for your custom projects. Satirical linux kernel fork on open source diversity, conceptualized by tech. Dec 19, 20 the feminist software foundation is the worlds first truly feminist programming organisation. In addition, the editors invited major feminist scholars to comment and reflect upon the articles in each section. Contribute to the feministsoftwarefoundationdicss development by creating an account on github.
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