Why I Donate to The Ada Initiative
Sep. 24th, 2014 09:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
radhardenedBecause women shouldn't need to grow a "thick skin" to participate in the hackerspace community.
Because "be excellent to each other" is not a sufficient code of conduct.
Because telling girls to pursue STEM fields while failing to address the problems faced by women in those fields is unethical.
Because calls for increasing hackerspace diversity are being trolled.
The Ada Initiative puts on AdaCamps, works to prevent harassment, provides skills workshops for allies, trains people to recognize and overcome imposter syndrome, and performs countless other services toward make geekdom a place for women. Please join me in supporting The Ada Initiative. Donate now.
Because "be excellent to each other" is not a sufficient code of conduct.
Because telling girls to pursue STEM fields while failing to address the problems faced by women in those fields is unethical.
Because calls for increasing hackerspace diversity are being trolled.
The Ada Initiative puts on AdaCamps, works to prevent harassment, provides skills workshops for allies, trains people to recognize and overcome imposter syndrome, and performs countless other services toward make geekdom a place for women. Please join me in supporting The Ada Initiative. Donate now.
