PyLadies
{{short description|Organization promoting gender diversity in the Python programming community}}
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| logo_alt = Red font writing showing "PyLadies"
| logo_caption = PyLadies' logo
| name = PyLadies
| type = organization
| fields = computing, Python (programming language), Women in STEM
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| website = {{URL|https://pyladies.com}}
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PyLadies is an international mentorship group which focuses on helping more women become active participants in the Python open-source community.{{cite web|last=Pantozzi|first=Jill|title=Presenting PyLadies: Python Programmers|date=17 February 2012|url=http://www.themarysue.com/pyladies/|publisher=The Mary Sue|access-date=26 August 2012}}{{cite web|title=About PyLadies|url=http://www.pyladies.com/about/|access-date=1 August 2012}}{{cite web|title=PyLadies|url=https://github.com/pyladies/pyladies#readme|publisher=GitHub|access-date=1 August 2012}} It is part of the Python Software Foundation.{{Cite news|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=n5h&AN=B2IDMKE11G004069-001&site=ehost-liv|title=$10,000 Raised for PyLadies at PyCon 2013|date=25 March 2013|work=Marketwire|access-date=21 November 2018|url-access=subscription |via=EBSCOhost}} It was started in Los Angeles in 2011. The mission of the group is to create a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences and social gatherings. PyLadies also provides funding for women to attend open source conferences. The aim of PyLadies is increasing the participation of women in computing. PyLadies became a multi-chapter organization with the founding of the Washington, D.C.,{{cite web|title=DC Pyladies Meetup|url=http://www.meetup.com/dc-pyladies/|publisher=Meetup.com|access-date=26 August 2012}} chapter in August 2011.
History
The organization was created in Los Angeles{{cite web|url=http://heatherpayne.ca/review-of-pyladies-intro-to-python-workshop|title=Review of PyLadies:Intro to Python|last=Payne|first=Heather|access-date=26 August 2012|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906090331/http://heatherpayne.ca/review-of-pyladies-intro-to-python-workshop|url-status=dead}} in April 2011 by seven women:{{Cite web|url=http://blog.pyladies.com/pyladies-intro-to-python-workshop-recap/|title=PyLadies Intro to Python Workshop – PyLadies|website=blog.pyladies.com|access-date=2018-09-06|archive-date=2018-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008180805/http://blog.pyladies.com/pyladies-intro-to-python-workshop-recap/|url-status=dead}} Audrey Roy Greenfeld, Christine Cheung, Esther Nam, Jessica Venticinque (Stanton at the time), Katharine Jarmul, Sandy Strong, and Sophia Viklund. Around 2012, the organization filed for nonprofit status.{{Cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/arts/geek-chicks-pyladies-a-gang-of-female-computer-programmers-2373431|title=Geek Chicks: PyLadies, a Gang of Female Computer Programmers|last=Shah|first=Angilee|date=2012-02-16|work=L.A. Weekly|access-date=2018-11-21}}
As of March 2024, PyLadies has 129 chapters.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pyladies.com/locations/|title=PyLadies Locations|work=PyLadies|access-date=2024-03-20|language=en}}
Organization
PyLadies has conducted outreach events for both beginners and experienced users.{{cite web|last=Nam|first=Esther|title=Events, Workshops, Hackathons and startup kits|url=http://www.women2.com/pyladies-events-workshops-hackathons-and-startup-kits/|publisher=Women 2.0|access-date=26 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220144115/http://women2.com/pyladies-events-workshops-hackathons-and-startup-kits/|archive-date=20 February 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Gonzales|first=Nanette|title=Pyladies, a gang of female computer programmers|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/02/pyladies_django_python.php|publisher=LaWeekly|access-date=1 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220003809/http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/02/pyladies_django_python.php|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead}} PyLadies has conducted hackathons, social nights and workshops for Python enthusiasts.{{Cite news|url=https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/way-to-code-adult-coding-groups-driving-an-upskilling-revolution|title=Way to code: adult coding groups driving an upskilling revolution - Portfolio|last=Burke|first=Elaine|date=2013-10-22|work=Silicon Republic|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-GB}}
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Each chapter is free to run themselves as they wish as long as they are focused on the goal of empowering women{{Cite news|url=https://canaltech.com.br/carreira/empoderamento-feminino-grupos-incentivam-mulheres-a-trabalhar-com-tecnologia-109500/|title=Empoderamento feminino: conheça grupos que ajudam mulheres a programar - Carreira|last=Kohn|first=Stephanie|date=2018-03-08|work=Canaltech|access-date=2018-11-22|language=pt-BR}} and other marginalized genders in tech. Women make up the majority of the group, but membership is not limited to women and the group is open to helping people who identify as other gender identities as well.{{Cite news|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-python-is-so-popular-with-developers-3-reasons-the-language-has-exploded/|title=Why Python is so popular with developers: 3 reasons the language has exploded|last=Rayome|first=Alison DeNisco|date=12 September 2018|work=TechRepublic|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en}}
In the past, PyLadies has also collaborated with other organizations, for instance R-Ladies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.meetup.com/rladies-cologne/events/286727615/|title=PyLadies + R-Ladies — Bringing the communities together|date=2022-07-27|website=Meetup|language=en-US|access-date=2024-03-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.meetup.com/rladies-cologne/events/291452327/|title=AutoML in R & Python using H2O|date=2023-02-17|website=Meetup|language=en-US|access-date=2024-03-20}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pyladies.com/ PyLadies Website]
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Category:Free and open-source software organizations
Category:Organizations for women in science and technology