Análise da Influência de Grupos de Inclusão de Mulheres em Comunidades de Software Livre

  • Mariana Prudêncio UTFPR
  • Ana Paula Chaves UTFPR

Abstract


Research shows a small participation of women in Open Source Software (OSS) Projects. In response to this, a number of initiatives for inclusion and retention has been created in OSS communities in order to change this disproportionality scenario. This ongoing research investigates the influence of these initiatives with regard to engagement and Psychological Sense of Community (PSC) of the women who are OSS communities’ members.

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Published
2016-07-04
PRUDÊNCIO, Mariana; CHAVES, Ana Paula. Análise da Influência de Grupos de Inclusão de Mulheres em Comunidades de Software Livre. In: WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (WIT), 10. , 2016, Porto Alegre. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2016 . p. 6-10. ISSN 2763-8626. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2016.9690.