Hello all, This is Sarah Adams, creator of the Women Who Go meetup group.
There is a serious lack of women in the Go community - GoSF meetups, but also Gophercon last year, open-source Go projects, ...
This group was just an idea I had. I know very little about what approaches have worked well for increasing gender diversity in tech sub-communities. But nobody else really does either.
I am giving this group a shot, not because I am sure it will help, but because I feel better trying and failing to help than continuing to complain, but not trying anything at all.
I'm going to assume that you all agree that the general lack of women in the Go community is problematic. Forgive me if this is incorrect, and please let me know.
Given that we all agree there is a problem, I generally ask that if someone is going to veto an idea of mine, that they suggest an alternative idea which they would personally be willing to help make happen.
So, if you have a better idea for a way to increase gender diversity in the Go community that you would personally be willing to not only support, but take an active role in making it happen, then I'm all ears! But if you do not, whether you lack the idea or the time or the energy, then please don't bash my idea or my efforts to just try everything I can think of.
If you find this group personally offensive, please email me.
Thanks,
Sarah sadams.codes@gmail.com