[PyLadies-BLR] [rfc] openspace for PyLadies-BLR at PyCon-IN

[Kavita Arora]

Yes all - CIS is fine for me!!! I practically visit CIS every weekend for
some event or another! It was Anu who stated that there were a few members
on this list who preferred not to travel! Hence the "flexibility" to meet
in different areas.

To be honest, I now feel a bit hesitant to attend these meetups just
because I feel perhaps this forum and the main drivers are not very open to
suggestions. I never stated I explicitly wanted to induce a classroom
atmosphere! I only meant to suggest that we hold a theme or focus our
meetups around a particular set of ideas so that we gained from the
experience -- I've been to a lot of hackathons (organized some myself) and
realized that most of them lacked that community feel because they had no
agenda, no direction and no creativity applied. Hence my hesitation against
"simply meeting up and sitting and coding".

I guess I speak for myself, but I'm just a beginner trying to find my way
in the world of python, and I thought this was a community for ppl like me
who want to come forward, learn new things, and in turn teach new things to
people who are also trying to grasp the language. I feel perhaps this forum
or group is a tad too advanced - and it might be a burden on the forum to
support ppl like me! I don't want to impose on anyone - so I guess until
you guys are more open to accepting a more diverse group of women -- I
think I may perhaps bow out for the time being and let you guys get on! I
don't mean to be rude - I just don't think my participation will be of
value to the group -- you guys seem to be pretty well off, and think you
can do a great job.

good luck carrying this forward!

thanks again for reaching out Anu, but I don't think this group is for me :(

Kavita

ps. Svaksha - I do no that this is a public group and I shared my digits
with the intent to reach out to ppl and get to know you all. I guess it was
not appreciated!


On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Geetanjali G Gubbewad
<anjaligg at gmail.com>wrote:

> +1 for IRC. But I'd still suggest we should meet and work.
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> From: svaksha
> Sent: 17-08-2013 14:53
> To: PyLadies at Bangalore, India.
> Subject: Re: [PyLadies-BLR] [rfc] openspace for PyLadies-BLR at PyCon-IN
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Annapoornima Koppad <a.koppad at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I intend to hold online sessions for those who cannot meet in person..
>
> +1. Should we get an IRC channel or should we use #pyladies <-- I dont
> know if it is logged publicly and I am not sure how comfortable other
> women will be about asking questions. IME, the people there are very
> friendly and encouraging. Initially, since our community is fledgling,
> I think it will be advantageous if we use the collective wisdom of
> #pyladies. I am open to other suggestions too and if everyone feels we
> must have our own irc channel, just say so.
>
>
> > Structuring overview of modules, like Kavita herself states, far
> fetched. I
> > will be concerned if the overview of modules becomes more like a company
> > following coding processes, etc. The intention of Pyladies Bangalore is
> make
> > learning fun. Super fun. I dont know something, I ask. When others ask, I
> > tell them what I know. Thats should be the mantra. And it will be *the*
> > mantra of Pyladies Bangalore.
>
> I agree. If we keep a rigid teacher-student model the learning process
> is boringly slow. Nobody knows everything and Everyone is a learner.
>
>
> > There is already a thriving python community within Bangalore. What is
> the
> > percentage of women attending the meetings? I counted the number of
> ladies
> > that were in the group. 20 out of 570 so Python members is hardly
> anything.
> > Like saying, almost equal to zero. Out of 20, 3 were recruiters. More sad
>
> Is this the monthly python meetings you are talking about? I wonder if
> all the 20 women actually showed up all together at the same meet.
> That would be great, but I've heard its mostly women working in the
> offices where its held who attend. Dunno, as its held at a place that
> is around 20 km (one-way) away and I dont fancy a 3-hour commute for a
> 1-hour meetup.
>
>
> > news for women. Not to mention that there are so many married, working
> women
> > who might prefer online meetings without having to spend time of the
> roads.
> > I want to address that as well.
>
> Exactly. Not to mention, that I prefer something practical, say
> workshops or sprints, over talks.
>
>
> > I think that the barriers that exist for women to take up programming are
> > different than those that exist for men. Specially this is the case, in
> an
> > society like India where there is a disquieting gap between men and women
> > *still*. I intend to bridge that gap from my side.
> >
> > CIS is a great place to be!
>
> Sounds good Anu, feel free to fix something up for this weekend (Fri,
> Sat or Sunday) at CIS. Kavita, is that ok for you?
>
> - svaksha ॥ स्वक्ष
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