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

[Annapoornima Koppad]

Hi All,

I am with Svaksha for the free, friendly, informal, Python dojos. We
"should" meet for that.

I intend to hold online sessions for those who cannot meet in person..
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.

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
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.

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!

Regards,
Annapoornima

On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 12:32 PM, svaksha <svaksha at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 6:56 AM, svaksha <svaksha at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi again,
> >
> > Anu, nice that you managed to get a table at PyCon-IN :)
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 5:55 AM, Kavita Arora <kklindor21 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > [...]
> >> events. I for one think it may be good to structure meetups around a
> >> particular topic or insight into Python -- how to code effectively,
> what can
> >> be used where, overview of standard modules, etc.
> >
> > I agree that it helps to have some structure to meetups but I would
> > like it to be somewhat free-flowing and not a rigid classroom type
> > atmosphere where women cannot ask questions. I assume a newbie to
> > Python would be more interested in learning the language properly by
> > creating (building) something. This is my personal opinion as I learn
> > better via practical application and its also why I am volunteering
> > with Anu - hoping to learn Django properly this time :P
> >
> > That said, I'd love to resurrect the python-dojo meetups[1] on a
> > regular basis - it would be an open space for women to collaborate and
> > even if you miss a single meetup you can always attend next week. With
> > monthly meets, the disconnect (when you miss a single meet) is very
> > large and my fun project turns into a drag.
> >
> > [1] http://svaksha.com/post/2010/Weekly-Python-Dojo-at-Bangalore
> >
> > What do you all think?
> >
> >
> >> Just a thought - we can always adapt to whatever the group wants and
> >> decides. Which brings me to my next point - let's have an informal
> meetup
> >> sometime around the first week of september? I am open to traveling
> anywhere
> >> in bangalore (provided I don't have to go as far as Nagarbhavi or
> Kengeri!)
> >> and can coordinate a venue/time/date with everyone so that we can all
> meet
> >> at a time when its convenient for all :)
> >
> > Since you are not attending the conf, how about a meetup before the
> > conference? Yeah, Nagarbhavi and Kengeri are unknown areas for me too,
> > so are you comfortable with Domlur?
> >
> > The CIS office is located near the Domlur club (iirc) and unlike a
> > company office (where you need to request permission, etc) they are
> > open to hosting Foss groups at short notice and its a great place to
> > meet people with common tech interests. How does the next weekend
> > (fri, Sat, or Sun) sound?
> >
> >
> >> kavita (9686622681)
> >
> > umm... I hope you know that this is a public list ?!
> >
> > svaksha ॥ स्वक्ष
>
> I forgot to add that if we have a meet next week and if we have any
> speakers we could listen to them present (IF they want to get
> feedback.). Public speaking at confs can be a scary experience and
> this will give them some practice.
>
> svaksha ॥ स्वक्ष
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