Fwd: Participating in Outreachy

[Henri Verbeet]

On 8 February 2017 at 14:56, Rosanne DiMesio <dimesio at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:28:16 +0100
> Fabian Maurer <dark.shadow4 at web.de> wrote:
>> Thanks to the internet, there's nothing really
>> stopping people from getting involved anyways.
>>
> The internet can be a very hostile place for women.
>
I'll add to that that while I'd like Fabian's statement to be true, it
very much isn't.

I think the claim that programs like Outreachy are unnecessary is a
gross mischaracterisation of the world we live in.